The Copyright Office is understandably focused on recordation and registration which serve a variety of purposes, only one of which is the creation of a publicly available database of ownership.
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, issued his long awaited decision about the Copyright Law amendments sitting on his desk, and wisely sent the bill back to the Parliament based on the perceived constitutional infirmities as to both substance and process.
Piracy of content – whether it is textbooks, scholarly articles or monographs – produces no comic book heroes or heroines facing off against fleets or sailors. Instead, Powerful social media platforms have enabled piracy to be easy and widespread, even providing safe spaces for people to discuss how to circumnavigate our anti-piracy strategies.
Michael Healy, CCC’s Executive Director of International Relations takes a look at copyright developments in South Africa, Australia and Japan, along with a short update on the European Union as it relates to the Digital Single Market (DSM) copyright directive.
Many AI practices involve the ingestion of copyrighted content, including the content found in journals, newspapers, books and databases, the rights for which comprise CCC’s repertories available for licensing.
Article reprints and ePrints are an essential revenue stream for publishers, but the resources needed to respond to pricing inquiries and manage printing, delivery, and billing for both routine and more complex requests create significant operational burdens.
With most of us transitioning to work-from-home, there are countless new considerations as we strive for business continuity. Now, more than ever, seems like a great time to brush up on your basic understanding of copyright from home.
Many IFRRO members are developing and adapting licences to provide access for students, teachers and others working from home or unable to access resources because of library and business closures during the pandemic.