Sunday, July 6, 2014

Resources of interest

The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Copyright and Legal Matters website is a good one to skim to get an idea of library advocacy at an international level in this area. http://www.ifla.org/clm 

So is the Canadian Library Association Copyright Information page http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Copyright_Information 

Canadian Association of University Teachers Intellectual Property page
http://www.caut.ca/issues-and-campaigns/intellectual-property

Victoria Owen (IFLA) and Jamie Love (Knowledge Ecology International) interviews at the World Intellectual Property Organization (8 mins / 10 mins). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfsRx5F90NE&list=PLLw9jWaZPEpwn4uxZ82zxUXz9-cS-0WIM

Bjiuralism - this uO news item provides a quick summary of Canada's unusual bijural approach to civil law (French civil law in Québec, English common law in the rest of Canada), from a recent talk at uO by Supreme Court justice Marie Deschamps .

Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Model Licenses.

Electronic Frontier Foundation - International page (includes intellectual property and privacy issues). https://www.eff.org/issues/international 

Copyright for Librarians - free course materials thanks to the Berkman Center and EIFL

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