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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 8h

POISON PILLS #Copyright reform is back on the EU’s agenda: the EC’s consultation opened on 29 Sept. Poison pills can undermine a law’s positive potential. KR21 shares 7 that drain reform of its effect. Spot them before they’re written in. 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/p... #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 29/09/2026

WHAT COUNTS AS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH? THE EU'S #DIGITALOMNIBUS COULD SET THE DEFINITION The EU spends a billion euros attracting scientists, as MEPs debate whether building & testing #AI = research 🔗 Stephen Wyber, KR21/@ifla.org, in @techpolicypress.bsky.social: kr21.info/techpolicypr... #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 28/09/2026

9-10 OCT | OPEN KNOWLEDGE: #WIKIMEDIA & RESEARCH IN THE CEE REGION (KATOWICE, PL) KR21 is a conference partner. Don't miss the 9 Oct panel (15:15 CEST) on how #OpenKnowledge holds up as AI reshapes the #commons, moderated by @centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social. knowledgerights21.org/events/open-...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 25/09/2026

A PACT AGAINST GOLD-PLATING THE RESEARCH EXCEPTION? EC President von der Leyen wants a Pact against #GoldPlating. Only 3 countries left the #research exception untouched. The fix: a mandatory exception in a Regulation. KR21 urges the EC to act! #ERAact 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/p...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 24/09/2026

REMINDER | 8 OCT-12H CEST | #RETAINYOURRIGHTS: 11TH EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING How to progress #RightsRetention? @sparc-eu.bsky.social brings you lessons from Norway & Spain: ✱ @aysaekanger.bsky.social & Bror-Magnus Strand | UiT ✱ Ignasi Labastida | @ub.edu 🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 23/09/2026

LAST CALL: KR21’S COPYRIGHT SURVEY CLOSES IN 7 DAYS Are copyright rules working for you? Tell us before 30 September. It takes a few minutes, and every answer strengthens the case for the reforms KR21 advocates. 🔗 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8822736/K... #copyright #OpenScience #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 22/09/2026

14 OCTOBRE (16H) | ACCÈS REFUSÉ ? LE DROIT D'AUTEUR FACE AUX BIBLIOTHÈQUES NUMÉRIQUES Quelle place pour les œuvres protégées dans les collections numériques ? Un panel organisé par KR21 France. 🔗 ifla-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #bibliotheques #droitdauteur #LetLibrariesBeLibraries

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 21/09/2026

21 OCT-11H CEST | #LETLIBRARIESBELIBRARIES: 1ST EUROPEAN #EBOOKS & #ELENDING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING Topic: e-Lending systems in Europe 🔗 Register: kr21.info/ebooks-cop-m... 🔗 About: kr21.info/ebooks-cop 🔗 Mailing list: kr21.info/ebooks-cop-m... #eBookSOS #libraries

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 18/09/2026

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! IS THE NETHERLANDS AN OPEN SCIENCE COUNTRY? 95% #OpenAccess publishing, yet I-REx ranks it among the EU's 5 least #OpenScience countries: no research exception in Dutch #copyright law KR21's Maarten Zeinstra article: 🔗 ip-squared.com/wp-content/u... #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 16/09/2026

COPYRIGHT & AI: WHAT COMES NEXT? MEP Axel Voss, rapporteur of the EP report on #copyright & #GenAI, speaks at @edopenresearch.bsky.social‘s online EU #AIact lecture series. KR21’s Ben White joins the panel. Fri 9 Oct, 13:00 BST / 14:00 CEST 🔗 eu-ai-act-voss.eventbrite.co.uk #AI #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 15/09/2026

KR21 @ #TELL WEBINAR SERIES Today (11:00 CEST), Deborah De Angelis, KR21 national coordinator for Italy, outlines the threats to libraries’ mission & makes the case for #LetLibrariesBeLibraries. 🔗 retedellereti.org/webinar-grat... #eBooks #eLending

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 14/09/2026

WHO PAYS FOR AI TRAINING DATA? KR21 AT INFERÊNCIA, LISBON On 26 Sept, @edsantos.eu, KR21 national coordinator for Portugal, brings the #research & library perspective to a debate at @shifter.pt’s conference on journalism in the age of #AI. 🔗 inferencia.shifter.pt/quem-paga-pe... #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 11/09/2026

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! KR21'S NEW #EBOOKS & #ELENDING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TAKES SHAPE Results are in: practical lending models are the top priority (77%) 1st meeting: 21 Oct | 12h-13h30 CEST Join the mailing list for updates: kr21.info/ebooks-elend... #LetLibrariesBeLibraries

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 10/09/2026

25 SEPT - GREECE | @IFLA.ORG EUROPE REGIONAL DIVISION COMMITTEE (ERDC) MID-TERM MEETING: ADVOCACY FOR LIBRARIES IN EUROPE KR21 joins the symposium on unifying library advocacy across Europe, discussing out-of-commerce works and why we need to #LetLibrariesBeLibraries (kr21.info/library-acti...).

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 10/09/2026

#KLUWERCOPYRIGHTBLOG: MISSION WITHOUT DEFINITION NO MORE? Scientific research: 30+ years in EU law, no definition. What 22 EP amendments to the #DigitalOmnibus tell us about the research debates to come. 🔗 Analysis by Stephen Wyber, KR21 - @ifla.org: legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/copyright-bl...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 09/09/2026

8 OCT-12H CEST | #RETAINYOURRIGHTS: 11TH EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING Join @sparc-eu.bsky.social to explore national progress in Norway & Spain together with: ✱ @aysaekanger.bsky.social & Bror-Magnus Sviland Strand | UiT ✱ Ignasi Labastida i Juan | @ub.edu 🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 09/09/2026

KR21 NATIONAL COORDINATORS AT #PUBMET2026 Iva Melinščak Zlodi & Maja Bogataj Jančič are on the programme with posters on #OpenAccess & mapping #OpenScience in Central & South-Eastern Europe, plus a #GenAI & #copyright workshop. In Zadar? Come say hi! 🔗 pubmet.hr/programme/

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 08/09/2026

HAVEN’T FILLED IN KR21'S COPYRIGHT SURVEY YET? YOU NOW HAVE UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER! Are copyright rules working for you? It takes a few minutes, and every answer strengthens the case for the reforms KR21 advocates. 🔗 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8822736/K... #copyright #OpenScience #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 07/09/2026

IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK (BUT IT'S GOING TO BE BUSY...) Horizon Europe, the #ERAact, the Innovation Act, the #DigitalFairnessAct, the Data Omnibus & #copyright reform: 6 EU files to watch this autumn, and what they mean for research & libraries 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/i... #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 04/09/2026

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! FINLAND’S UNIVERSITIES RECLAIM AUTHOR RIGHTS Stronger together: Pirjo Kangas, KR21 national coordinator for Finland, shares how libraries joined forces to help researchers regain control of their work through #RightsRetention. 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/f...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 03/09/2026

A CENTURY OF CULTURE, STUCK ON THE SHELF Join Ana Ordás, KR21 national coordinator for Spain, at the 1 Oct @fesabid.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy panel at Spain’s #Liber2026 book fair on #OutOfCommerce: what a Spanish library-CEDRO agreement could change. #libraries 🔗 www.fesabid.org/eventos/2026...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 28/08/2026

1/ SUMMER READING #4: RETAIN YOUR RIGHTS Legislative reform is slow. Publishing is not on hold while we wait. #RightsRetention is what researchers and institutions can do right now to keep control of their own work and to open access without waiting for anyone’s permission.

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 28/08/2026

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 26/08/2026

1/ LEARNING DOES NOT STOP AT THE CLASSROOM DOOR Action 09/09 - #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Libraries support learning, from formal education to lifelong learners. Yet EU education exceptions for digital materials only cover formal institutions. Extend these provisions to libraries.

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 21/08/2026

1/ SUMMER READING #3: SECONDARY PUBLICATION RIGHT Research funded by the public belongs to the public. #SecondaryPublishingRights (SPR) turn that principle into practice. #ERAact #OpenAccess #OpenScience #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 19/08/2026

1/ OUT OF COMMERCE SHOULD NOT MEAN OUT OF REACH Action 08/09 - #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Millions of works sit on shelves but can’t be shared. Publishers cease offering titles before libraries no longer need them. Enabling access doesn't lead to lost sales of out-of-print titles.

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 17/08/2026

IS COPYRIGHT LAW KEEPING UP WITH YOUR WORK? Librarians, researchers, and library associations: silence gets legislated around. If you don't speak up, someone else will speak for you. Quiet loses. Loud wins. 🔗 Tell us by 31 Aug: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8822736/K... #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 14/08/2026

1/ SUMMER READING #2: #EBOOKS & #ELENDING Libraries once owned the books on their shelves. In the digital world, they are constrained by restrictive licences, unfair contracts & digital locks. The shift from physical to digital transferred power from #libraries to rightholders.

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 12/08/2026

1/ LIBRARY WALLS SHOULD NOT BE DIGITAL BARRIERS Action 07/09 - #LetLibrariesBeLibraries As activity moves online, the law should allow libraries to do digitally what they do in person. Restrictions on remote access affect rural communities & those with mobility issues most.

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 07/08/2026

1/ SUMMER READING #1: AI Europe wants an #AI ecosystem that serves science, #research and the public. It also has a #copyright framework being pulled in the opposite direction. What is at stake is not just access to knowledge, but Europe's ability to compete.

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 05/08/2026

1/ LET LIBRARIES LEND E-BOOKS LIKE BOOKS Action 06/09 - #LetLibrariesBeLibraries The EU's highest court recognised e-Lending as legitimate in 2016. A ruling never codified into law. Libraries still cannot acquire & lend e-Books on the same terms as physical books. Fix this.

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 04/08/2026

JULY 2026 KR21 NEWSLETTER The KR21 newsletter is off until September, but this edition sets out what librarians, researchers & knowledge rights advocates should have on their radar. 🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-j... Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters #UnitedForKnowledgeRights

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 31/07/2026

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! NEW #RIGHT2PUB GUIDE Copyright in Scientific Publishing: a practical guide for researchers who want to understand and exercise their rights. Let’s stand #UnitedForKnowledgeRights. 🔗 doi.org/10.32091/Gui... #RetainYourRights #OpenAccess #OpenScience

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 29/07/2026

1/ SCRUTINISE THE MARKETS LIBRARIES DEPEND ON Action 05/09 - #LetLibrariesBeLibraries When information markets work, they support education, research & access to knowledge. When too much power rests with a few players, libraries & their users pay the price. Time to investigate.

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 27/07/2026

BIBLIOTHÉCAIRES : DERNIÈRE LIGNE DROITE, NOTRE ENQUÊTE NATIONALE FERME LE 1ER AOÛT ! Plus que quelques jours pour partager les réalités du terrain. Chaque réponse compte, chaque voix pèse dans le débat. Plus d'infos : @cmfrancoise.bsky.social 🔗 kr21.info/fr-survey #eBooks #LetLibrariesBeLibraries

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 24/07/2026

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! COPYRIGHT REFORM NEEDS A STORY Swedish KR21 national coordinator @signekrantz.swifties.social, from @wikimediase.bsky.social, argues the #OpenKnowledge movement needs its own story, drawing on @ivir-uva.bsky.social’s 2026 Summer Course 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/c...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 23/07/2026

EBOOKS ARE BOOKS. THE LAW SHOULD SAY SO. Irish libraries face an existential crisis over e-Books. Martin Bradley, KR21 national coordinator for Ireland, explains in Katina Magazine why Ireland must act, and how. 🔗 katinamagazine.org/content/arti... #eBookSOS #LetLibrariesBeLibraries

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 22/07/2026

1/ FREE LIBRARIES FROM THE THREAT OF UNLIMITED LIABILITY Action 04/09 - #LetLibrariesBeLibraries The threat of litigation pushes libraries towards excessive caution, restricting fully legal uses rather than risk costly legal action. Limit liability for good-faith activities.

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 21/07/2026

ARE COPYRIGHT RULES WORKING FOR YOU? The 2019 EU #Copyright Directive was meant to deliver for #libraries and #researchers. In the UK, the #AI debate drags on. KR21 has a simple question: Are you being served? 🔗 Survey closes 31 Aug: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8822736/K... #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 20/07/2026

23-24 July | KR21 @ #Wikimania2026 3 sessions in Paris on how copyright shapes the work of digital libraries & open knowledge practitioners One question: How do we make #copyright work for #OpenKnowledge instead of against it? 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/events/kr21-... #LetLibrariesBeLibraries

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 20/07/2026

CONTRACT OVERRIDE ENDS HERE: NEW KR21 INFOGRAPHIC Missed our new study of 100 contracts? Here's the fix: ⇒ institutions: model wording for negotiable licences ⇒ policymakers: a provision to make #copyright exceptions contract-proof 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/p... #ContractOverride

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 17/07/2026

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! Moldova’s #OpenScience Regulation is a milestone, but while publishers hold the key, openness is theirs to grant & withdraw. #Researchers need a #SecondaryPublicationRight, advocates KR21 national coordinator Mariana Harjevschi. 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/o...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 16/07/2026

1/ KR21 REPORT ALERT | LICENCE TO CHILL: WHAT 100 CONTRACTS REVEAL New study examines licensing agreements across 14 European countries. Where contracts address copyright, they override it, leaving libraries to guess what’s lawful & do less as a result 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/l...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 15/07/2026

THE #DIGITALOMNIBUS ON DATA MUST WORK FOR RESEARCH TOO Policymakers hold the keys, and #research and #libraries should not be locked out. Parliament and Council must close the gaps. 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/d... #OpenScience #Science4EU #BarcelonaDeclaration

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 15/07/2026

1/ REMOVE DIGITAL BARRIERS TO LEGAL USES Action 03/09 - #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Libraries need to carry out activities already permitted by law. Technological protection measures (#TPMs) should not impede preservation, lending, or research. Legal in theory, blocked in practice.

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 13/07/2026

5 DAYS LEFT! The call for expressions of interest for KR21's new European Community of Practice on #eBooks & #eLending closes 17 July. Knowledge rights need defenders: Add your voice! 🔗 forms.gle/pGcyj47cLizg... 🔗 #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 10/07/2026

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! A NEW KR21 INSIGHTS ON OPEN ACCESS Exploring 20 years of EU rule-making, from gentle encouragement to binding obligations. The #ERAact is the chance to make #OpenAccess the rule, not the exception. 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u... #OpenScience #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 08/07/2026

1/ LIBRARIES DESERVE FAIR TERMS Action 02/09 - #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Consumers are protected against unfair contract terms. Libraries are not. Clarify that libraries, as well as research and education institutions, need safeguards, especially in the digital environment.

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 07/07/2026

WELCOMING THE IRISH EU PRESIDENCY Three areas where #Ireland2026EU can shape the EU agenda: 1. #DigitalFairnessAct protections for #libraries 2. a #SecondaryPublicationRight in the #ERAact 3. safeguarding #AI in science 🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/i... #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 06/07/2026

REGISTER NOW! 9 JULY-12H CEST | #RETAINYOURRIGHTS: 10TH EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEET UP How do #OpenScience & #RightsRetention support #AcademicFreedom? Join Ana Lazarova (Digital Republic/KR21), Lionel Maurel (@cnrs.fr) & @samuelmoore.org (@cam.ac.uk). 🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...

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