Blog post by Ana Lazarova On May 14, 2026, the Sofia University Library “St. Kliment Ohridski” – the academic library of Bulgaria’s oldest and largest university – received Bulgaria’s Library of the Year 2025 award. The distinction was presented at the XVI Annual Library Awards ceremony, organised by the Bulgarian…

Contribution by Ana Lazarova, KR21’s national coordinator for Bulgaria In late 2023, Bulgaria introduced a Secondary Publishing Right (SPR) clause to its Copyright Act, marking the beginning of its journey towards a robust legal framework for advancing Open Science. By May 2024, Bulgaria further solidified its commitment with the introduction…

Despite the deadline for implementing the provisions of the European Union’s Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM Directive) already passing in 2021, Bulgaria is definitely a case of better late than never, in no small part thanks to our national coordinator in Bulgaria, Ana Lazarova, and her…

See the recording here. When? What? This webinar will discuss exciting new legislative developments in Bulgaria and Slovenia to support Open Science. Joining the growing number of countries who are adopting laws to ensure access to publicly funded research we shall explore: The Webinar This event builds on KR21’s research on…

On 8 October 2025, the European Commission launched two key AI documents:Blog post by Iva Melinščak Zlodi The 12th PUBMET Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science was held in Zagreb on 11–12 September 2025. It has become the most significant Croatian event dedicated to open science and a meeting…

A KR21 & NSZVO Debate on Access to Knowledge The Independent Union of Research and Higher Education Employees of Croatia (NSZVO) and KR21 host a roundtable discussion on Copyright and Open Science on 12 December (10:00) in Zagreb. Iva Melinščak Zlodi, KR21’s national coordinator for Croatia, moderates this discussion on advancing access…

A webinar on 23 June will explore how EU law around copyright and its implementation affects the training of generative AI models, with a particular focus on the experience of the Western Balkans. As part of its work with Knowledge Rights 21, the Institute for Open Data and Intellectual Property…

Blog post by Ypapanti (Dia) Kytta | CALIS Greek version available here On 11 May 2026, Knowledge Rights 21, the Foundation for Parliamentarism and Participatory Democracy of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, and the Cyprus Association of Librarians and Information Scientists (CALIS) co-organised an event in Nicosia…

Blog post by Professor Philippe Jougleux Copyright law rarely attracts public attention unless a dispute reaches the courts or a controversy emerges around technology. Yet, for universities, libraries, researchers, teachers, and students, copyright rules shape everyday academic life. They determine what may be shared in a classroom, what can be…

Blog post by Giorgos Glossiotis On Monday, 16 March 2026, KR21 organised a workshop, with the support of the Cyprus Association of Librarians – Information Scientists (CALIS, ΚΕΒΕΠ), titled “The Secondary Publication Right: Concept, Legal Framework, and the Bulgarian Experience”, which was held in Nicosia, at the University of Cyprus…

Stakeholders Unite for Open Science Ahead of Cyprus’ 2026 EU Council Presidency On 17 March, Knowledge Rights 21, the Foundation for Parliamentarism and Participatory Democracy – House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and the Cyprus Association of Librarians and Information Scientists (CALIS) jointly organised a stakeholder meeting. Participants…

Libraries, Digital Skills & Sustainability In late November 2024, Georgios Glossiotis, Knowledge Rights 21’s national coordinator for Cyprus and Greece, contributed to two impactful library-focused sessions at the 3rd Limassol International Book Fair Conference in Cyprus. First, Georgios joined a panel discussion exploring the role of libraries in promoting digital skills. Then, he set the…

Blog post by Pirjo Kangas Across Europe, the movement to reclaim control over scholarly outputs is gaining momentum, including in Finland, where the Finnish University Libraries’ Network (FUN) launched a coordinated project to implement Rights Retention strategies (RRS).  As a result of this work, in early 2026, the majority of…

Blog post by Pirjo Kangas Momentum is building towards the European Research Area (ERA) Act, with a recent call for evidence and the draft act due to be published in the second half of 2026. The ERA Act is an opportunityto enhance the legislative framework for research and knowledge in the European Union. The…

KR21 National Coordinators’ IViR Copyright Summer Course Reflections Pirjo Kangas and Ophélie Wang, KR21 national coordinators for Finland and France, respectively, completed the Summer Course on International Copyright Law & Policy 2024 that took place from July 1 to 5 in Amsterdam. Organised by the University of Amsterdam’s Institute for…

Earlier in the year we wrote about the Finnish proposal to compensate authors for lending of eBooks and eAudioBooks by libraries, underlining how little it offered libraries and their users. Now the Finnish government is amending the Copyright Act, which will come into law on 1st January 2024. So it…

A 2023 public consultation in Finland on eBooks, to which Knowledge Rights 21 responded, has just closed. It recommends that the existing system of payment by the government for loans of books and audiobooks from public libraries is updated to cover e-books and e-audio books. However while we support this…

Spreading Knowledge Rights 21’s Message On 20 March 2025, Ophélie Wang, KR21 National Coordinator for France, will be sharing Knowledge Rights 21’s perspective on fostering access to knowledge at the ‘Printemps Couperin’. These study days offer an opportunity to reflect on the economic, legal and technological challenges of today’s scientific publication…

The Role of Institutional Policies in Advancing Open Access Blog post by Ophélie Wang On 30 January 2025, the French Ministry of Research published its annual “Open Science Barometer“. This study, based on 160,000 French scientific articles with a Crossref DOI published in 2023, showed that 67% were available in Open Access (OA)…

KR21 National Coordinators’ IViR Copyright Summer Course Reflections Pirjo Kangas and Ophélie Wang, KR21 national coordinators for Finland and France, respectively, completed the Summer Course on International Copyright Law & Policy 2024 that took place from July 1 to 5 in Amsterdam. Organised by the University of Amsterdam’s Institute for…

Strengthening Libraries Advances Access to Education and Culture Original German version here | Blog post by Ben Burmeister (Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte, GFF) For centuries, libraries have fulfilled a central societal function, to secure knowledge and culture and make it available to society. As digitisation progresses, the way in which they can fulfil this…

As part of our work to support legal and policy change that favours 21st century access to research, education and culture, we’re happy to share the first of a series providing insights into library and archive copyright exceptions. We are grateful to Harald Müller, member of the Knowledge Rights 21…

Blog post by Georgios Glossiotis In February 2025, on the initiative of the organisation Homo Digitalis, a broad meeting of civil society actors was held to address the protection of human rights in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) participated in the meeting through its national coordinator for…

Georgios Glossiotis, Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) national coordinator for Greece and Cyprus, moderates a roundtable on eBooks and libraries in Greece at the 21st Thessaloniki International Book Fair 2025. Come and join this session on 9 May (12:00-13:00 EEST | Hall M. Anagnostakis, Pavilion 15) co-organised by KR21, the MetaDATA LAB of the Department…

Εχει μέλλον το ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο; Georgios Glossiotis, KR21 national coordinator for Cyprus and Greece, published an op-ed on 25 March 2025 in the Greek daily newspaper Avgi/Η Αυγή. In this article, Georgios shares the findings with the wider Greek public of a new report funded by Knowledge Rights 21 on the e-book landscape in…

Lessons from Greece Libraries across Europe are at the forefront of the digital revolution, striving to provide seamless access to knowledge in an increasingly digital world. However, not all countries face the same opportunities and challenges. A new report, funded by Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21), sheds light on the e-book landscape…

See the recording here or scroll through the conference photos Credits: Post based on the event report of Eva Semertzaki, Moderator of the conference On 13 December 2024, the National Library of Greece (NLG) hosted a conference supported by IFLA and Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center…

A Webinar on Pushing Access to Knowledge Knowledge Rights 21 and ΕΕΒΕΠ invite Greek health science and hospital librarians to a webinar on 17 December (11:00 EET) focused on improving access to knowledge. Georgios Glossiotis, KR21’s national coordinator for Greece, and Giannis Tsakonas, KR21 management committee member, will facilitate this interactive discussion covering…

‘eBook Evolution: Voices & Vision for Legislative Change’ Conference KR21’s Greek national coordinator, Georgios Glossiotis, published this op-ed on 8 December 2024 in the Greek daily newspaper Avgi/Η Αυγή on the 13 December ‘eBook Evolution: Voices & Vision for Legislative Change’ conference supported by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and KR21. The English and Greek versions…

On 23 and 24 October 2024, KR21’s National Coordinator for Greece, Giorgos Glossiotis, and KR21 Management Committee member Giannis Tsakonas hosted a vibrant two-day event, drawing together librarians, policymakers, and advocates. The event focused on the future of Secondary Publishing Rights, e-books in libraries, rights retention, and the broader goal…

KR21’s Greek national coordinator George Glossiotis shared our joint call for action on eBooks from library associations across Europe in the Greek daily newspaper I Avgi/Η Αυγή. See his op-ed from 17 May 2023 in English and Greek below. English version (automated translation) A cry of anguish from Europe’s libraries…

Shortened, translated version of an article published on 10 March 2023 at the “η εφημερίδα των συντακτών” newspaper by Georgios Glossiotis (Librarian, KnowledgeRights21 project national coordinator for Greece). Full version, in Greek, is accessible here. With the enclosure of knowledge and information in line with the economic priorities of corporations, we are moving towards a society of…

Blog post by Martin Bradley In an era where knowledge is increasingly digital, global and instantaneous, it’s vital that the frameworks governing copyright and research outputs keep pace. Knowledge Rights 21’s (KR21) work resonates strongly in Ireland, as it assists knowledge institutions (libraries, universities, and cultural heritage bodies) in addressing copyright…

According to the Irish Examiner, the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has started to examine the restrictive terms applied to the licensing of eBooks in both public and academic libraries. In response, Cathal McCauley (President of LAI) says “The Library Association of Ireland very much welcomes the focus…

Blog post by Deborah De Angelis On 10 June 2026, the conference “Open Science through the Prism of the European Research Area (ERA) Act: The Work Still to Be Done” took place at the Central Library of the National Research Council (CNR) in Rome. The event provided an important opportunity for…

Blog post by Deborah De Angelis The Italian Competition Authority has now concluded its inquiry into the school textbook market, which had been mentioned in an earlier KR21 blog post. The Authority reached its conclusions after a broad consultation with the Ministry of Education, publishers, other stakeholders, and civil society organisations.…

Guest blog post by Deborah De Angelis Recently, the Italian Senate approved an amendment to the bill “Provisions for the simplification and digitalization of procedures concerning economic activities and services in favor of citizens and businesses – Bill 1184”, which aims to extend the duration of exclusive rights on simple photographs from 20 to…

Blog post by Deborah De Angelis On 15 October, 2025, Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) through the efforts of its national coordinator for Italy, Deborah De Angelis, together with Open Education Italia, the Information Policy Group of the Italian Library Association (AIB), and Wikimedia Italia, submitted a joint response to the Italian Competition Authority’s (AGCM) Preliminary Report of…

Survey Results on the Engagement of Italian Libraries With e-Books Italian version available hereGuest post by Deborah De Angelis In my role as the Italian national coordinator for the Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) Programme, I recently led a survey to explore how Italian libraries are engaging with eLending.  The research sheds light…

On 18 December 2024, the “Copyright in the Perspective of Open Science and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage” conference took place at the Italian National Research Council (CNR) in Rome. Organised by KR21’s Italian coordinator, Deborah De Angelis, with support from KR21, the event united experts and policymakers to explore the connection…

A Conference on Open Science and Cultural Heritage Knowledge Rights 21, the Italian Creative Commons chapter, and the Institute of Legal Informatics and Judicial Systems (IGSG) – part of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) – invite you to join us on 18 December (09:00-13:30) in Rome, Italy, for a conference on…

Book Launch at Più Libri Più Liberi 2024 Blog post by Deborah De Angelis On 4 December 2024, at the Più Libri Più Liberi fair in Rome, the book “Conserving Authors’ Rights and Secondary Publishing Rights in the Scientific Field“ was presented. This work addresses critical issues surrounding the protection of authors’ rights and policies…

On 19 December 2023, Deborah De Angelis, KR21’s Italian national coordinator, and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) of the American University Washington College of Law hosted a local conference on the right to research and copyright law in the Vallicelliana Library, in Rome, Italy. This effort…

Survey on the Attitudes & Awareness of the CNR Scientific Community on Secondary Publishing Rights and Authors’ Rights Retention The Italian Right2Pub project, supported by Knowledge Rights 21, explored the attitudes and awareness of the scientific community of the National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR) regarding these important topics. The…

Blog post by Mariana Harjevschi The recent adoption of the Regulation on Open Science in the Republic of Moldova marks an important milestone in the modernisation of the national research system and is a positive step for the academic and research community. By requiring open access to publicly funded research,…

Blog post by Mariana Harjevschi On 23 and 24  April 2026, coinciding with World Book and Copyright Day, the National Workshop on Public Lending Right (PLR) took place in Chișinău in a hybrid format. The event brought together policymakers, international experts, and representatives of libraries, authors’ organisations, and cultural institutions…

Blog post by Mariana Harjevschi On 25 March 2026, Mariana Harjevschi, KR21 national coordinator for Moldova, presented the KR21 roadmap “Safeguard Access, Empower Europe: An Action Plan to Let Libraries be Libraries” at the 35th National Symposium “The Library Year 2025”, held in Chișinău. See the recording of Mariana’s intervention.…

Interview on Radio Noroc On 14 February, Moldavian Radio Noroc had an insightful exchange with Mariana Harjevschi –  KR21 national coordinator for Moldova, Director of the Municipal Library B.P. Hasdeu and President of the Librarianship Council of Moldova – to explore how artificial intelligence has started to reshape the educational system and will undoubtedly…

Moldova Discusses eBooks Blog post by Mariana Harjevschi On 29 November, Moldova hosted its first discussion on the future of eBooks and eLending in libraries, highlighting challenges and opportunities. This important event, organised by the Librarianship Council of Moldova, focused on the future of eBooks and access to digital resources in…

Blog post by Maarten ZeinstraSee also the Kluwer Copyright Blog post by Ariadna Matas and Maarten In November 2025, Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) reported on the systemic challenges facing the Out-of-Commerce (OOC) regime under the EU Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM) Directive. KR21, COMMUNIA, and Europeana all argue…

Who, What, Where, Employer Copyright Maarten Zeinstra, KR21’s national coordinator, contributed an article to the national InformatieProfessional magazine. In it, he explores a pressing question Dutch universities face: who owns the rights to academic publications or teaching materials – the universities or the academics? Maarten notably looks at a report…

Navigating the complex landscape of Rights Retention (RR) and Secondary Publishing Rights (SPR) policies in the Netherlands is a task undertaken by Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21), an advocate for academic freedom and access to knowledge. In this exploration, we delve into the policies governing the public universities of the Netherlands…

Publishers’ Growing Control In The Digital Age On the occasion of the start of the academic year, Maarten Zeinstra (KR21’s national coordinator for the Netherlands) wrote about academic libraries’ challenges to ensure access to knowledge in e-books and e-textbooks as publishers exert more and more control in the digital age.…

Follow the Money Exposing the Cost of ‘Free’ Scientific Research Journalist Wasima Khan dives for Follow the Money into how the government in the Netherlands pays for ‘free’ scientific research, while big academic publishers make hundreds of millions. For her research she spoke with KR21’s national coordinator Maarten Zeinstra. Dive into this insightful article. 8…

The Netherlands has not one, but two, copyright Acts. One that is applicable to the European Netherlands and is compliant with EU law and a second act that is applicable solely to the Caribbean Netherlands, the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius (‘Statia’), and Saba (known collectively as the BES). KR21…

Blog post by Maria Drabczyk (cross-posted from Centrum Cyfrowe – Polish version) The discussed topics ranged from employment models and legal deposits, to the implementation of the DSM Directive and the need for advocacy actions around future regulations. The event took place on September 25–26 at the University of Opole (Poland), with Centrum Cyfrowe (FCC) and Knowledge…

Blog post by Maria Drabczyk & Andrea Mervik Maria (Maja) Drabczyk, from Centrum Cyfrowe and KR21’s national coordinator for Poland, and Andrea Mervik, member of the library network’s copyright expert group at Lund University, Sweden, share insights from their participation, supported by Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21), in the Summer Course on International Copyright Law &…

Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) is pleased to announce that its Polish partner, Centrum Cyfrowe, is participating in two crucial events of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union scheduled in late April 2025 in Łódź, Poland. The country holds the rotating Council Presidency during the first half of…

Blog post by Eduardo Leonardo dos Santos Portuguese translation available here On 5 February, the magnificent Great Hall of the prestigious Academy of Sciences of Lisbon hosted Portugal’s first conference in Portugal on Secondary Publication Rights (SPR). Not even an extraordinary storm that struck Lisbon for several days could prevent…

Eduardo Santos, KR21 national coordinator for Portugal, published an op-ed on 22 April on SAPO TEK, the tech section of Portugal’s largest internet portal. A Digital Bittersweet Breakthrough: eLending Arrives in Portugal Until recently, Portugal was the only EU country where citizens could not borrow eBooks from their libraries. That changed with the recent…

Blog post by Maja Bogataj Jančič and Laura Pipan, Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI The Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI, with the support of the Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) programme, organised the fifth Open Knowledge Days on 17-18 December 2025. These Days allow participants to explore the various building…

Blog post by Maja Bogataj Jančič and Laura Pipan, Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI On 10 November 2025, members of European public AI research laboratories and AI model builders addressed an open letter to the European Commission, proposing measures to increase legal certainty for public AI model builders in Europe. In this open…

Cross-posted from ODIPI | Blog post by Maja Bogataj Jančič At its session on 23 May 2025, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia (Slo. Državni zbor Republike Slovenije) unanimously adopted an amendment to the Scientific Research and Innovation Activity Act (Slo. Zakon o znanstvenoraziskovalni in inovacijski dejavnosti; ZZrID), with 76 votes in favour and none against,…

Dr Maja Bogataj Jančič Appointed to Two Key Roles Dr Maja Bogataj Jančič (ODIPI), KR21 national coordinator for Slovenia and regional coordinator for the Western Balkans, has been appointed to two key roles in the Slovenian Open Science Community: 14 February 2025

Barriers and Incentives for Open Science in Copyright Law Cross-posted from ODIPI | Blog post by Maja Bogataj Jančič Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI organized the ERA KR21 Conference Slovenia on December 2, 2024, with the support of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of the Republic of Slovenia and the Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) program.…

See the recording here. When? What? This webinar will discuss exciting new legislative developments in Bulgaria and Slovenia to support Open Science. Joining the growing number of countries who are adopting laws to ensure access to publicly funded research we shall explore: The Webinar This event builds on KR21’s research on…

Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) is the proud supporter of the fourth Open Knowledge Day in Slovenia on 17 October. The event brings together experts from across Europe focussing on two topics: (1) the legal basis for data analytics and (2) open science in theory and practice. This effort is organised…

Contribution by Dr Maja Bogataj Jančič, KR21’s national coordination for Slovenia and regional coordinator for Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo The Slovenian implementation of the European text and data mining (TDM) exceptions allow the digitisation of analogue works for the purpose of TDM and the remote…

A webinar on 23 June will explore how EU law around copyright and its implementation affects the training of generative AI models, with a particular focus on the experience of the Western Balkans. As part of its work with Knowledge Rights 21, the Institute for Open Data and Intellectual Property…

Blog post by Ana Ordás Spanish version available here Ensuring equitable access to digital information remains one of the main challenges for libraries. To support progress in this area, the Spanish Federation of Archives, Libraries, Documentation and Museum Associations (FESABID), acting as the focal point for the European programme Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21)…

Bibliotecas y libro electrónico Our local partner, FESABID, the Federation of Archives, Libraries, Documentation and Museum Associations, is organising a hybrid course in Spanish on libraries and eBooks with support from Knowledge Rights 21. Reserve your spot or get more details! Questions? Get in touch with Ana Ordas, KR21’s Spanish national coordinator. 17 February…

FESABID Roundtable on Libraries & eBooks Spanish version here | Blog post by FESABID On 2 October 2024, FESABID organised the roundtable “Libraries and eBooks: An Unfinished Business?” as part of the Liber 2024 conference discussing the future of access to digital content in Spanish libraries. Alicia Sellés, author of the report “Libraries…

FESABID published a legal opinion confirming the legal feasibility of controlled digital lending of digitised documents under certain conditions. Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) has been the subject of considerable analysis in recent years. It is the practice of lending, under certain conditions, a digitised copy of a literary, artistic or…

Blog post by Signe Krantz There will have been a before and an after the Summer Course on International Copyright Law & Policy 2026 at the University of Amsterdam. As policy officer at Wikimedia Sverige (WMSE), the Swedish Wikimedia chapter, and KR21 national co-coordinator for Sweden, I handle a lot…

Blog post by Eric Luth and Josefine Hellroth Larsson Four out of five research articles funded by Swedish taxpayers are openly accessible. That is an achievement to be proud of. But it also reminds us that one-fifth of research findings remain closed to the public, civil society, and even other researchers. Unless universities…

Nordic Perspectives on Opening Up Research Original Swedish version here | Blog post by Josefine Hellroth Larsson (Wikimedia Sverige) Wikimedia Sverige, part of the global Wikimedia movement, leads several copyright initiatives in academic research thanks to Knowledge Rights 21 funding. We host KR21’s Swedish national coordinator, Eric Luth, with three other team members contributing to…

Contribution by Ana Lazarova, KR21’s national coordinator for Bulgaria On 14 June, I had the privilege of attending the conference on “Text and Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, and Copyright” in Stockholm. The event was co-funded by the KR21 programme and organised by our own Eric Luth, National Coordinator for Sweden,…

Will Sweden adopt a copyright legislation that is better suited for research and science soon? On 19 January, Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer received the results of a public inquiry process. This effort could be a positive first step, as several of the proposals in the inquiry report aim to…

Wikimedia Sverige’s Perspective On 15 January 2024, Sweden finally published its new national Open Science guidelines. A few key takeaways of what these guidelines propose: Eric Luth, Project Manager at Wikimedia Sverige and National Coordinator for KR21, states: “It’s exciting to see that the new national guidelines for open science are…

Blog post by Benjamin White Originally published on 26 March 2026 on the Times Higher Education On 18 March, after more than two years of deliberating what to do about artificial intelligence and copyright, the UK government has announced the need to “gather more evidence on how copyright laws are impacting the development and deployment…

Blog post by Benjamin White Originally published in a shortened version on 11 March 2026 by Research Professional News Universities make a uniquely important contribution to the UK’s research intensive economy, both through generating new ideas and insights through basic research, and then through their application, for example in the form of research–industry…

Blog post by Benjamin White Originally published on 11 December 2025 on the Times Higher Education Artificial intelligence played a crucial role in enabling the safe and rapid development and roll-out of the Covid vaccine. Using scientific journal articles, published clinical trials, databases and other resources, scientists were able to use…

As the UK explores how to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to fuel growth and global competitiveness, the discussion around copyright is at a critical juncture. At a recent panel hosted by the Center for Data Innovation, Benjamin White, researcher at Bournemouth University and Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) co-founder and national coordinator for the UK,…

Why the UK Needs a Broad Text and Data Mining Exception to Support AI Innovation The UK government recently held a large-scale AI copyright consultation. Now, the Center for Data Innovation is organising an online webinar to: Ben White, KR21 Policy Committee co-chair and national coordinator for the UK, is joining the event…

Contributing to the AI Copyright Consultation Session OpenUK, the UK organisation for the business of open technology, organises its annual State of the Open Conference (SOOCon25) on 4-5 February 2025 in Londen. Ben White, KR21’s co-founder and national coordinator for the UK, shares our vision of how the UK can…

Knowledge Rights 21, alongside other representatives of the education and research sector, has been participating in the UK government’s multi-stakeholder discussions on an AI Code of Practice. Today we co-sign a public statement (see below) alongside many others (including representatives from the education and research sector, big and small industry,…

A Knowledge Rights 21 Event Tuesday 25th April 2023 Friends House 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ In association with CILIP, the library and information association and RLUK, Research Libraries UK, Knowledge Rights 21 invites you to attend a one day conference in London to discuss the latest policy developments around Open Science, AI, as well as…