The blog has been quiet lately as I've been preparing for the next session of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights meeting in Geneva next month. Representing the Library Copyright Alliance, I've been reading position papers of other NGOs like IFLA, eIFL.net, EFF, and Public Knowledge to develop a statement for American libraries on Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright for Libraries.
It is significant that the WIPO SCCR member nations believe L&E for libraries is important enough to add to their working agenda. Over the past few years, studies regarding other L&Es have been commissioned (such as for the visually impaired). Recently, Kenneth Crews completed his study of L&Es for Libraries. In two weeks, Dr. Crews and the other authors of commissioned papers will present their findings to the committee.
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