The ABC of Copyright


This is a great read. Not only does this book provide a fantastic insight into how civil and common laws across jurisdictions operate on author protections and user rights but it also got me thinking how the various caveats in treaties and legislation have impacted on the potential for harmonisation of rights across jurisdictions.

For me, where supporting my institutional community to understand copyright is at the heart of what I do, this statement:

The protection of moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production is... recognized as a human right under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966).

has got me thinking about re-framing the way we should be thinking and talking about copyright rights and protections. The framework of 'Open' and 'Free' which underpin OER must surely integral to this?   #LiDA103


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