1/ EXCITED FOR TODAY'S @communia.bsky.social 15H CEST E-LENDING SALON! A timely event examining what prevents libraries from thriving in the digital age, based on their own findings & recommendations, and through the lens of recent & upcoming KR21 research 🔗 communia-association.org/event/commun...

#SecondaryPublishingRights: The @ec.europa.eu’s half answer #OpenScience goals & EU's potential hampered: NO commitment to EU-wide SPR legislation & NO timeline 🔗 Italian KR21 Coordinator Deborah De Angelis' analysis of a parliamentary question answer: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/e...

HAPPENING NEXT MONDAY, 29 SEPT! Join us in Athens, Greece, to explore #research & #IPlaw @ Goethe-Institut Auditorium Meet the speakers of the 2nd session on “The Future of Research in Copyright: Barriers, Boundaries and Breakthroughs” (12:00-13:30) 🔗 opi.gr/en/news/6344/

ARE WE COORDINATED ENOUGH? Last week's EC's #RIdaysEU revealed big ambitions but a key question: is the EU’s approach enough? Bottom line: unprecedented research budget coming, but without coordination, we risk wasting it. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/e... #ChooseEurope #Science4EU

ONE WEEK TO GO! See you on Mon 29 Sept in Athens for an exciting conference on #research & #IPlaw @ Goethe-Institut Auditorium Discover the speakers of session 1 on “Making Research Work: Infrastructure, Policy and User Perspectives” (10:15-11:30) 🔗 opi.gr/en/news/6344/

Libraries are vital for access to information! So why aren't policymakers doing more to foster this in the digital age? Stephen Wyber’s (KR21/@ifla.org) in-depth analysis, published in May 2025 on the #KluwerCopyrightBlog, now available via KR21: www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u... #libraries

EVENT UPDATE! Martin Kretschmer (@create-glasgow.bsky.social) joins @communia.bsky.social’s 24 Sept (15h CEST) online #eLending salon to give a sneak peek of an upcoming competition-focused study for KR21, replacing Franziska Herrmann on the programme 🔗 mailchi.mp/communia-ass... #eBookSOS #eBooks

#RETAINYOURRIGHTS: SHAPING THE COMMUNITY’S DIRECTION Join the next meeting of the European Rights Retention Community of Practice, driven by KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social, on 6 October (12:00 CEST) to define the Community’s next chapter! 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

NEXT WEEK: JOIN AN ESSENTIAL #eLENDING CONVERSATION! Sign up now for @communia.bsky.social’s 24 Sept (15h CEST) online Salon on “the right to e-lend” to debate the digital future of libraries! Get key insights from KR21 research efforts 🔗 mailchi.mp/communia-ass... #eBookSOS #eBooks #libraries

WRONG QUESTION, WRONG ANSWER: REFRAMING THE AI DEBATE TO SAFEGUARD EUROPEAN RESEARCH #RIdaysEU: Let’s not just talk about AI-powered research being a #competitiveness opportunity; let’s make it a reality! 🔗 KR21’s #AI webinar reflections: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/r... #Science4EU

LEARNER BEWARE! Copyright reform opponents use “education” as a smokescreen to avoid real reform. Education should be about enabling libraries & not about serving as a distraction from much-needed change. 🔗 Check out KR21's copyright education checklist: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/l...

FROM UNIVERSITY HALLS IN OPOLE TO PROGRESS IN LIBRARIES ACROSS EUROPE! Join the KR21-network on 25-26 Sept for KDBASP’s annual congress at Opole University, thanks to @centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social Check out the Fri panels (11:30-13:15) on #CDSM & #AccessToKnowledge 🔗 kdbasp.bg.uni.opole.pl/kdbasp2025/

1/ FRIDAY IS FOR SHARING & CARING! Feeling a summer dip? We've got the cure: Join us on 29 Sept (09:30-17:00) for a stellar #research & #IPlaw conference in beautiful Athens, Greece, co-organised by KR21! REGISTER NOW: opi.gr/registration... Programme: opi.gr/wp-content/u...

At #PUBMET2025 today? Join the KR21 network at Session #2: Legal Frameworks & Rights in Open Science (11:30)! A deep dive into: #OpenScience #SecondaryPublishingRights #RightsRetention Your session guide by Laura Pipan & Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič (ODIPI): www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/p...

BREAKING: New KR21-supported report on #OpenScience & #Copyright by @wikimediase.bsky.social & Svensk biblioteksförening Knowledge funded by the public belongs to the public! Let’s make this a reality through #SecondaryPublishingRights & #RightsRetention. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/s...

#SOTEU time: KR21 sees a copyright blind spot that holds Europe’s competitiveness agenda back! Time for action: Start looking beyond any single sector’s interests. A more flexible copyright approach isn't a zero-sum game. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/2... #Science4EU #ERAact #AI

Georgios Glossiotis, KR21 national coordinator for Greece & Cyprus, outlined #eLending barriers across Europe in a #DigitalEU/#EUIPO webinar. #eBookSOS: Urgent action needed to enable digital access & help libraries serve communities! Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUo3... #eBooks #libraries

1/ Beyond “It depends”: Let’s move from legal ambiguity to meaningful policy dialogue! @majadrabczyk.bsky.social (@centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social/KR21 Polish national coordinator) & Andrea Mervik (Lund Uni) reflect on the @ivir-uva.bsky.social Copyright Summer School. 🔗 kr21.info/ivir-2025-su...

Friday is for sharing & caring! Join @communia.bsky.social’s online right to e-Lend Salon: 24 Sept (15h CEST) featuring KR21-supported research. The erosion of #libraries’ mission in the digital age is a core concern driving KR21’s work. 🔗 Register: mailchi.mp/communia-ass... #eBookSOS #eBooks

A look ahead: Autumn heats up for research, education, and cultural rights in Brussels. Read all about key consultation opportunities and deadlines coming up, including KR21's focus and priorities: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/a... #ERAact #EuropeanInnovationAct #DigitalFairnessAct #GenAI

Copyright laws shape research. So why isn’t the research sector better represented at the policy table? Stephen Wyber’s (KR21/@ifla.org) February 2025 #KluwerCopyrightBlog analysis, showing it's time to fix this disconnect, now published by KR21: www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u... #research

🇬🇷🤝 KR21 joins the new Greek Artificial Intelligence Network (GAIN) driven by #HomoDigitalis to defend human rights in AI. Our focus: ensuring access to quality, open data so AI is reliable, inclusive & democratic. 📄 Read more: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/k... #AI #HumanRights

👏 Friday is for sharing & caring! KR21 proudly supports the 11-12 Sept #PUBMET2025 Conference in Zagreb. We're well represented at session #2 with keynotes & talks on #OpenScience, #SecondaryPublishingRights & #RightsRetention. 🔗 pubmet2025.unizd.hr/conference-p... #ScholarlyCommunication

Smarter Laws = Smarter Research Outdated copyright laws block collaboration & innovation. KR21 calls for the #ERAact to support open access and foster cross-border science. 📄 KR21 EU Action Plan: www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u... Let’s legislate for the future, not the past! #Science4EU

Fix the Broken eBook Market—Education and Access to Knowledge are Rights! Digital learners & educators are locked out of digital learning materials by overpriced, dysfunctional eBook markets. Time to fix this now! 📄 KR21 eLending Report: www.knowledgerights21.org/reports/eboo... #Science4EU

#FridayIsForSharing 📢 🇵🇹 Portugal’s unique choice in copyright rules for science & research creates absurd barriers to investigation & innovation, highlights @edsantos.eu. 📄Read more (PT): tek.sapo.pt/opiniao/arti...

Knowledge Knows No Borders—EU Laws Shouldn’t Either! Time to make the Freedom of Movement of Knowledge Europe’s 5th Freedom. 📄 KR21’s reflection: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/e... 📺 #5thFreedom Capsules: kr21.info/5thfreedomca... Let’s build a true #EuropeanResearchArea! #Science4EU

AI for Good Starts with Access to Quality Data! Current copyright laws are a roadblock. Without maximum access, AI models risk poor outcomes, bias, and market concentration. 📄 KR21 AI principles: www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u... Let’s remove the barriers & unlock #AIForGood. #Science4EU

Authors Deserve to Keep Their Rights! Too many researchers unknowingly sign away their rights. KR21 calls for stronger Author #RightsRetention. 📄 KR21 Position: www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u... 🗃️ More resources to #RetainYourRights: www.knowledgerights21.org/retainyourri... #Science4EU

🤔 EU reality check: AI ambitions vs. copyright KR21’s Ben White (CIPPM) describes MEP Voss’ #copyright & #GenAI report as “legally concerning” & “technologically incorrect” 👉 KR21 webinar recording with @datainnovation.org, @thelisboncouncil.bsky.social & @bruegel.org: youtu.be/JylU9qzkYEo

Publicly Funded Research Should Be Publicly Accessible! It’s time for a Secondary Publishing Right to make all publicly funded research immediately open and accessible. No exceptions. 📄 KR21 Position: www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u... Let’s ensure #Science4EU truly serves the public.

📬 July newsletter alert: Perfect summer reading! New KR21 collaboration report on #eLending, #AI & EU policy insights, AI regulation webinar recording, community updates & #5thFreedom resources. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-j... 🗃️ Archive & ✏️ Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters

David Osimo (@thelisboncouncil.bsky.social) explains how EC's silence on copyright in its Start-Up & Scale-Up Strategy reveals a bigger issue: a lack of boldness to create structural conditions for success 👉 KR21 webinar recording with @datainnovation.org & @bruegel.bsky.social: youtu.be/JylU9qzkYEo

🚨 Save the date! 29 September: Join us for a conference on #research & #IPlaw 🕘 09:30-16:00 📍 Goethe-Institut Athen KR21 & the Hellenic Copyright Organization co-organise this event, with support from: Greek Ministry of Culture OSDEL OBI More details coming soon!

👏 Friday is for sharing & caring! 🔦 Let's shine the spotlight on this paradox: Bertin Martens (@bruegel.bsky.social) highlights media = <4% of most economies, yet copyright-first #AI policies block benefits for 96% 👉 Watch with @datainnovation.org @thelisboncouncil.bsky.social: youtu.be/JylU9qzkYEo

💡 KR21 supported a timely discussion on 'Regulating Innovation in the Digital Environment' hosted by ILEO (Uni LUISS) & @volteuropa.org at the EP on 10 July. Our message, delivered by Stephen Wyber (@ifla.org), outlined a practical path towards the #5thFreedom. 🔗 kr21.info//10july25-ep...

📺 Missed last week’s lively #AI regulation discussion? A must-watch KR21 webinar: youtu.be/JylU9qzkYEo Ayesha Bhatti (@datainnovation.org) highlights how the creative sector should celebrate this new medium Other experts: @bruegel.bsky.social @thelisboncouncil.bsky.social #AIact #GenAI #copyright

👏 Friday is for sharing & caring! 🔦 Let's shine the spotlight on KR21’s efforts and representation at the 54th #LIBER2025 conference by @libereurope.bsky.social (2-4 July, Lausanne), welcoming +450 leading library professionals. 🔗 KR21’s conference recap: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/2...

⏰ #AI-regulation geeks: Join KR21's webinar today, 17 July, at 15h CEST! 🧠 Our panellists will explore how to rescope the AI debate to find a constructive approach that benefits everyone. With experts from: @datainnovation.org @bruegel.bsky.social @thelisboncouncil.bsky.social 🔗 kr21.info/17july25

🎉 Exciting news from Italy: The Copyright Law & Access to Knowledge Policies Group (CLAKP) launched its website! This KR21-supported effort focuses on #RightsRetention, #SecondaryPublishingRights & #eLending. 🔗 Go explore the CLAKP's efforts: clakp.cnr.it

1/ 🤔 EU Parliament's JURI Committee discusses MEP Voss’ draft Report on #copyright & #GenAI this afternoon. KR21's calls to: 1️⃣ Keep research out of scope 2️⃣ Think beyond copyright 3️⃣ Stop forgetting researchers 🔗 kr21.info/voss-draftre... 📺 Live 👉 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

🚨 MEP Voss’ draft #EP JURI report on #GenAI & copyright sacrifices EU’s innovation potential for the benefit of big rightsholders! Fixes needed: 1️⃣ Keep research out of scope 2️⃣ Think beyond copyright 3️⃣ Stop forgetting researchers 🔗 KR21's position: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/a...

🚨 One week to register! Join the 17 July (15h CEST) KR21 webinar exploring the AI regulation copyright trap: are we heading to a negative-sum game for all, including creators & researchers? Expert speakers: @datainnovation.org @bruegel.bsky.social @thelisboncouncil.bsky.social 🔗 kr21.info/17july25

📢 Let libraries be libraries! Watch our 7 July webinar summary of key findings of the KR21-supported (i)SDL Insight project exploring the state, barriers & future potential of (independent) #SecureDigitalLending in #libraries across Italy, Poland & Spain youtu.be/kXK2DoQsc1g #eBooks #eBookSOS

🔥 Join us this Thu, 10 July (9:30-11:30 CEST), for a discussion on ‘Regulating Innovation in the Digital Environment-Towards a Digital Knowledge Agenda’ Hear KR21's perspective from Stephen Wyber (@ifla.org‬) at this hybrid event by ILEO (uni LUISS) & @volteuropa.org www.linkedin.com/posts/knowle...

🚨 BREAKING: New KR21-supported #eLending report on #SecureDigitalLending in Italy, Poland & Spain! 👂 Get the insights from the project partners this afternoon (7 July-15h CEST): kr21.info/7-june-isdl-... Report: kr21.info/isdl-insight... Blog: kr21.info/isdl-insight... #eBooks

🤖 Webinar Alert | 17 July-15h CEST | Wrong Question, Wrong Answer? Time to Rescope the #AI Regulation Debate ⚠️ Fixating on copyright to regulate AI training is counterproductive. Join experts from: @datainnovation.org @bruegel.bsky.social @thelisboncouncil.bsky.social 🔗 kr21.info/17july25

📢 “The #ERA is the context, the framework, the government structure that make the #5thFreedom a reality,” stresses Dr. Peter Spyns - @vlaamseoverheid.bsky.social Check out this #5thFreedom capsule from KR21's collab with @informationlabs.org 📺 youtu.be/N6cHOlkFzT4 🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/ddb7c684

Great to be at the 54th #LIBER2025 Conference (2-4 July, Switzerland). @afenoer.bsky.social presented LIBER's Action Plan on Improving Access & Reuse of Research Results, developed with KR21’s support. ↪️ Action Plan: libereurope.eu/article/libe... ↪️ 18 June webinar recording: youtu.be/085XJ3SRoqA

🚨 7 July | 15-16h CEST: Join us for this webinar presenting the outcomes of the ‘(i)SDL Insight: Digital Lending pathways in Italy, Poland & Spain’ project, supported by KR21 🎫 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🔗 Details: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/7... #eBooks #eBookSOS