When? What? What do authors want from sustainable eBook markets? What’s the latest on the German government’s commitment to act… Read More The post 12 April Webinar: The European eBook Ecology – a view from authors and an update on eBook developments in Spain and Germany appeared first on Knowledge Rights 21 ..read more

FESABID published a legal opinion confirming the legal feasibility of controlled digital lending of digitised documents under certain conditions. Controlled… Read More The post Controlled digital lending: a legal alternative in the EU and Spain appeared first on Knowledge Rights 21 ..read more

Knowledge Rights 21, in cooperation with Authors Alliance and Library Futures, is releasing a draft model supplemental agreement designed to… Read More The post Practical Steps to Uphold Knowledge Rights: Announcing the New Model Supplemental Agreement on eBookPledge.org appeared first on Knowledge Rights 21 ..read more

13/12/2023 Earlier in the year we wrote about the Finnish proposal to compensate authors for lending of eBooks and eAudioBooks… Read More The post The Finnish Bill on eBook lending: What’s in it for libraries? Not so much perhaps … appeared first on Knowledge Rights 21 ..read more

KR21’s Greek national coordinator George Glossiotis shared our joint call for action on eBooks from library associations across Europe in… Read More The post A cry of anguish from Europe’s libraries appeared first on Knowledge Rights 21 ..read more

Want to help pave the way towards 21st-century access to research, education, and culture? We need you! Submit your proposal… Read More The post Request for Proposals: National / EU Initiatives October 2023 – June 2024 appeared first on Knowledge Rights 21 ..read more

Our call to action! Publishers: We ask that you sign up to the pledge.Libraries and Consortia: We ask that you… Read More The post eBook Pledge: Making eBook markets sustainable for the long term appeared first on Knowledge Rights 21 ..read more

National and other library associations from across Europe have signed a letter underlining the urgency to find ways to ensure… Read More The post Library associations across Europe joint call for action on eBooks appeared first on Knowledge Rights 21 ..read more

Last Friday, the US Federal Judge overseeing the Hachette vs Internet Archive case issued their judgement, broadly accepting the arguments of publishers against the Archive’s use of Controlled Digital Lending. The decision, unfortunately, pays little attention to the value of the work of libraries, and in particular of lending. While regrettable, this decision is of little relevance to Europe, where secure forms of digital lending can take place under a specific legal basis. … Read More The post Internet Archive judgement: A very partial decision appeared first on Knowledge Rights 21 ..read more

1/3/2023 According to the Irish Examiner, the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has started to examine the restrictive… Read More The post Irish Competition Authority Investigating eBook Markets appeared first on Knowledge Rights 21 ..read more