NOT ALL #AI IS CHATGPT: SCIENTIFIC AI NEEDS OPEN DATA AlphaFold was only possible because of decades of #OpenData Do restrictive licences give you control, or just a feeling of it? Dr. Bastian Drees - @embl.org - at our 14 April webinar with @europepmc.org 📺 youtu.be/BprlLw6CRyI #OpenScience

ONE WEEK TO GO: THE DAWNING OF A NEW #ERA KR21 is a proud partner of the #OPERAS2026 & SCIROS Conference (@operaseu.bsky.social) & on 21 May we explore what the #ERAact could do for #OpenScience (infrastructures) 🔗 Livestream: operas-eu.org/news-and-eve... 🔗 Details: operas-eu.org/news-and-eve...

#OPENDATA IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS Data becomes more valuable when combined. Restrictive licensing cuts off that potential Dr. David Hulcoop, from @opentargets.org, explained at our 14 April webinar with @europepmc.org 📺 youtu.be/BprlLw6CRyI #AI #OpenScience

OPEN SCIENCE & THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA (ERA) ACT: THE WORK STILL TO BE DONE 10 June - Rome (hybrid) at CNR Join KR21 to explore pressing questions on European research policy Free, register by 8 June: [email protected] #OpenScience #ERAact #research

KR21 @ #WikiConPT2026 (15–17 May) 15 May: @edsantos.eu, national coordinator for Portugal, talks about “#OpenAccess: Secondary Publication Rights & Wikimedia” Attending? Join the session or say hi to learn how KR21 is advancing #SPR in Portugal 🔗 pt.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiCon... #WikimediaPT

LUNCHTIME WELL SPENT: #RIGHTSRETENTION ON THE MENU TODAY Pull up a chair wherever you are & join KR21 partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social’s 9th Community of Practice meeting online (12H CEST), with @irelibrary.bsky.social & @jisc.bsky.social on publisher negotiations 🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...

1/ FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! A CYPRIOT COPYRIGHT CHECK-UP A KR21-supported report by Prof. @phjougleux.bsky.social maps #copyright for #research & #education in #Cyprus. The diagnosis is local, the lesson European: modern universities need modern rules. 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/c...

APRIL 2026 KR21 NEWSLETTER From #LetLibrariesBeLibraries case studies to a copyright scoreboard, what gamers and libraries have in common, and open licensing for research impact 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-a... Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters #UnitedForKnowledgeRights

FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: E-LENDING IN POLISH LIBRARIES @centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social launched a pilot to co-create guidelines for implementing the (i)SDL #eLending model with 4 Polish libraries, with KR21 support Results: autumn 2026 🔗 centrumcyfrowe.pl/en/projekty/... #LetLibrariesBeLibraries #eBooks

WHO REALLY BENEFITS FROM RESTRICTIVE LICENCES? Publishers suggest restrictive licences, then sell the commercial rights to #AI companies So who really gains, and who loses out? Dr. Ben White at our 14 April webinar with @europepmc.org 📺 youtu.be/BprlLw6CRyI #OpenScience #OpenAccess

FROM #AI AND ACCESS TO #SECONDARYPUBLICATIONRIGHTS, #OPENSCIENCE & #LIBRARIES Georgios Glossiotis, KR21 national coordinator for Greece & Cyprus, at the 22nd #ThessBookFair2026 🔗 7 May: kr21.info/tbf26-7may 🔗 8 May: kr21.info/tbf26-8may #LetLibrariesBeLibraries

11 MAY (12:00 CEST): JOIN US NEXT MONDAY TO #RETAINYOURRIGHTS KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social hosts the 9th European #RightsRetention Community of Practice meeting with experts from @irelibrary.bsky.social & @jisc.bsky.social on publisher negotiations 🔗 Register: kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...

RESTRICTIVE LICENCES DON'T STOP AI: THEY STOP THE OPEN COMMUNITY Publishers can still sell the rights to #AI companies, explained Melissa Harrison from @europepmc.org at our 14 April joint webinar. Result: you're only keeping your work from #OpenScience. 📺 youtu.be/BprlLw6CRyI #OpenAccess

LESS THAN 2 WEEKS TO GO | #RightsRetention in publisher negotiations 11 May-12H CEST: Join KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social with experts from @irelibrary.bsky.social & @jisc.bsky.social for the 9th European #Right Retention CoP meeting 🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti... #RetainYourRights

#WorldIPDay2026: UNEVEN PERFORMANCE OR TEAM EUROPE? KR21 scored EU Member States to see who comes top & bottom. Bulgaria leads, Greece trails. The #ERAact can put Europe on a winning footing! 🔗 Analysis & infographic: knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w... #WorldIPDay #research #innovation

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! WHO DOES #COPYRIGHT REALLY HOLD BACK? Not the big players, Dr. @kieramcneice.bsky.social (personal capacity) explained at our 14 April webinar with @europepmc.org. They can afford the licences and the legal risk. #Researchers can't. 📺 youtu.be/BprlLw6CRyI #AI #OpenScience

EVERY TIME A LIBRARY CANNOT DO ITS JOB, THE PUBLIC INTEREST LOSES On #WorldBookandCopyrightDay, KR21 launches a case study repository to complement its #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan Libraries across Europe: tell us your story. 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/library-acti... #WorldBookDay

#LETLIBRARIESBELIBRARIES: FROM BRUSSELS TO CHIȘINĂU National coordinator Mariana Harjevschi presented KR21's library Action Plan at Moldova's 35th National Symposium. 9 actions to ensure #libraries can fulfil their mission in the digital age. #eBooks 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/m...

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING: #RETAINYOURRIGHTS, RETAIN YOUR IMPACT 23 April (11:00) | @edsantos.eu, KR21 national coordinator Portugal, joins the PATTERN Horizon Europe project & UMinho Libraries for a webinar on #RightsRetention, #SecondaryPublicationRights & #OpenAccess 🔗 kr21.info/23april-pt-e...

DIFFERENT PLAYERS, SAME GAME: WHAT LIBRARIES HAVE IN COMMON WITH GAMERS The “Stop Destroying Videogames” European Citizens’ Initiative has its EP hearing today Libraries face similar problems with #eBooks! The #DigitalFairnessAct must protect them too 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/d...

11 MAY-12:00 CEST | 9TH EUROPEAN RIGHTS RETENTION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING Let’s talk #RightsRetention in publisher negotiations with KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social and experts from @irelibrary.bsky.social & @jisc.bsky.social. 🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti... #RetainYourRights

TOMORROW, 14 APRIL (11 CEST/10 BST): CLOSED LICENCES, CLOSED DOORS @europepmc.org & KR21 explore how copyright and licences attached to your research can determine its real-world impact in an increasingly AI-driven research landscape. SAVE YOUR SPOT: embl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

PANELLIST ANNOUNCEMENT: THE DAWNING OF A NEW ERA What could the #ERAact deliver for #OpenScience & its infrastructures? 3 perspectives, 1 critical question Join us in Warsaw on 21 May @ the #OPERAS2026 & SCIROS Conference @operaseu.bsky.social 🔗 Details: operas-eu.org/news-and-eve... #Science4EU

COPYRIGHT MAXIMALISM WILL STIFLE A RESEARCH-INTENSIVE DIGITAL ECONOMY As Asian governments modernise copyright to support AI & research, the UK lags behind, writes Ben White, KR21 co-founder & national coordinator, in a recent @timeshighered.bsky.social op-ed 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/u...

ONE WEEK TO GO: CLOSED LICENCES, CLOSED DOORS Does a restrictive licence protect your #research from #AI, or just limit its impact? Join @europepmc.org & KR21 on Tuesday, 14 April (11 CEST/10 BST) to discuss! 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w... #OpenScience #copyright #OpenAccess

FINAL CALL: SURVEY CLOSES 6 APRIL This is your last chance to contribute to KR21's survey on #libraries & research-industry collaboration. Take a few minutes to answer ten questions: we want to hear from you before the survey closes! 🔗 Respond now: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8515619/L...

MARCH 2026 KR21 NEWSLETTER From a new #SPR Insights report to reflections on library ens**ttification, #eLending, the #ERAact, and the EU Parliament pulling in opposite directions 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-m... Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters #UnitedForKnowledgeRights

#RESSH2026 CONFERENCE KR21 will be making the case for opening science & research information by law at the #ENRESSH conference on 22 April (17:00-18:15), hosted by the Italian #IGSG (#CNR) 🔗 ressh2026.igsg.cnr.it 🔗 KR21's analysis: knowledgerights21.org/news-story/o... #Science4EU

KR21 @ THE GREEK AGLIS 2026 CONFERENCE Georgios Glossiotis, KR21 national coordinator for Greece & Cyprus, animates a #LetLibrariesBeLibraries workshop: 22 April (14:30). Discover KR21's Library Action Plan: your advocacy toolkit. 🔗 co2026.eebep.gr/workshop-pro... #libraries #eLending #eBooks

THE ERA ACT, OPEN SCIENCE & THE FREEDOM TO STAY The European Research Area Act (#ERAact) promises a #5thFreedom: free movement of knowledge. But what about those who stay? By reforming #copyright & information law, Europe can make this work for all. 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/f...

Do restrictive licences stop AI from using your research? Or do they just close doors to collaboration? Join us and @knowledgerights21.org for “Closed Licences, Closed Doors” on open licensing, AI, and the future of research impact. 🗓️ 14 April ⏰ 10:00 BST 🔗 embl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🧪

DEADLINE EXTENDED: LIBRARIES & RESEARCH-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION SURVEY We have extended the deadline for our survey on the role of #libraries in research-industry collaboration. You now have until 6 April 2026 to share your experience. 🔗 Respond today: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8515619/L...

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING: THE UK’S AI SOVEREIGNTY GAP Ben White, KR21 co-founder & UK national coordinator, calls for investing in the skills, infrastructure, governance & data freedoms needed for #AI #sovereignty, or risk eroding the UK's research edge 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/u...

THE DAWNING OF A NEW #ERA KR21 is a proud partner of the May 2026 #OPERAS2026 & SCIROS Conference in Warsaw (@operaseu.bsky.social) Our 21 May panel (11:30) will unpack what the #EuropeanResearchArea Act could mean for #OpenScience & its infrastructure 🔗 REGISTER: bit.ly/operas-2026-... #ERAact

On 16 March, KR21 & CALIS brought together 40+ librarians in Nicosia to discuss the Secondary Publication Right, followed by a stakeholder meeting with MPs & political party representatives. Read the full recap: knowledgerights21.org/news-story/c... #Cyprus #ERAact #SecondaryPublicationRight

CLOSED LICENCES, CLOSED DOORS Join @europepmc.org and KR21 for a webinar exploring how #copyright & licences attached to your #research can determine its real-world impact in an increasingly AI-driven research landscape ⇒ 14 April (11 CEST/10 BST) 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w...

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! Portuguese civil society puts forward a legislative proposal for a #SecondaryPublicationRight & obligation. @edsantos.eu, KR21 Portugal coordinator, recaps the 5 Feb Lisbon #SPR conference, co-organised by KR21. 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/p... #Science4EU

How do the copyright and licensing terms on your research shape its real-world impact in an AI-driven landscape? Join us and @europepmc.org for a panel discussion and Q&A exploring exactly that. ⇒ 14 April - 11:00 CET 🔗 Register NOW: embl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #OpenScience #OpenAccess #GenAI

THE EU IS SIMPLIFYING DOING BUSINESS. NOW DO THE SAME FOR RESEARCH. The European Commission’s #EUInc proposal would let companies operate across all 27 Member States as one. The #ERAAct should deliver the same for research. 🔗 KR21's June 2025 analysis: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/a...

NO, THE TOM KABINET DECISION DOES NOT PREVENT #ELENDING The #TomKabinet excuse is a distraction. KR21's #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan is clear: implement the VOB CJEU decision! 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/t... 🔗 KR21's #Library Action Plan: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...

TWO WEEKS LEFT: WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE! The KR21 survey on #libraries & research-industry collaboration closes 31 March. Are you a library professional at a European university, higher education or #research institution? Share your experience! 🔗 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8515619/L...

HOW LIBRARIES CAN DRIVE CHANGE The #OurFutureMemory campaign & KR21’s #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan are 2 parts of the same push for Beatrice Murch (@blmurch.com - @internetarchive.eu) 📺 youtu.be/NzpIppukH_c 🔗 Plan: www.knowledgerights21.org/library-acti... 🔗 Campaign: ourfuturememory.org

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! A NEW KR21 INSIGHTS ON SPR The #ERAact is a genuine opportunity to embed the #SecondaryPublicationRight where it belongs: #research legislation, rather than copyright reform. 🔗 Learn why this matters: knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u... #5thFreedom #Science4EU

CYPRUS: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE #SECONDARYPUBLICATIONRIGHT Join KR21’s SPR workshop (16 March, @ucy1.bsky.social) with Ana Lazarova, KR21’s national coordinator for Bulgaria, who will share her expertise. 🔗 Register for this event supported by CALIS/ΚΕΒΕΠ: forms.gle/V3U3ReYBKbER...

TWO EUROPES IN FIVE MINUTES: THE EU’S KNOWLEDGE POLICY PROBLEM Two motions. Opposite directions. One doubling down on #AI licensing. One calling for open, collaborative #research. Both passed. Minutes apart. #ERAact #GenAI #Science4EU 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/t...

CYPRUS HOLDS THE PRESIDENCY. LIBRARIES HOLD THE ARGUMENTS! Crippling licensing, technical locks, and unfair contracts: Europe’s #libraries are being failed KR21’s #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan outlines the fixes 📺 youtu.be/NzpIppukH_c 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! A spotlight on the women powering KR21 across Europe in our National Coordinators network, including 3 new champions in France, Germany, and Sweden. Knowledge rights don't advance on their own. They make it happen! #IWD2026 #UnitedForKnowledgeRights

LIBRARIES ARE BEING #ENSHITTIFIED: IT’S TIME TO CLOSE THE PROTECTION GAP! #eBook licences vanish, pricing is excessive and arbitrary, and EU consumer law fails to protect libraries. The EU's #DigitalFairnessAct must change that! 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/c... #libraries #eBookSOS

THE MUSIC STOPPED. WILL BOOKS FOLLOW? @annatuomikoski.bsky.social (@kansalliskirjasto.fi) fears books will share music's fate in #libraries Libraries & authors at publishers' mercy KR21's #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan responds 📺 youtu.be/NzpIppukH_c 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...

CAN YOUR LIBRARY BRIDGE RESEARCH & INNOVATION? #Libraries are essential #research infrastructure, but to what extent can they support research-industry partnerships and spin-outs? Help KR21 find out. 10 questions · anonymous · deadline 31 March 2026 🔗 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8515619/L...