2024 Limassol International Book Fair

Blog post by Stephen Wyber Maximising the impact of research is at the heart of the European Union’s plans to boost competitiveness and find solutions…

Blog post by Clara Riera Rights retention is gaining momentum across Europe. To make this progress more visible, we mapped where members of the European…

Blog post by Stephen Wyber Right from the start of the current mandate of the European Commission, there has been an emphasis on promoting innovation.…

Blog post by Stephen Wyber Europe fails researchers in 7 cases. Europe faces increasingly intense competition for research talent. The Choose Europe for Science initiative…

Blog post by Stephen Wyber Copyright reform is again on the horizon in Europe. Not only is the 2019 Directive on Copyright in the Digital…

Blog post by Stephen Wyber In the State of the EU address last week, Commission President von der Leyen announced, to some applause, the idea…

When? What? Established by the KR21 programme, the Community of Practice provides a space to share experiences, exchange knowledge, and collaborate on practical solutions to…

When? What? This Community of Practice is an online collaborative space designed to bring together professionals to discuss and tackle the challenges around rights retention…

Blog post by Stephen Wyber The months between now and the end of the year are likely to be among the most intense of this…

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…

Blog post by Signe Krantz There will have been a before and an after the Summer Course on International Copyright Law & Policy 2026 at…

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…

Blog post by Ana Lazarova Libraries are essential infrastructures for research, education, culture, and lifelong learning. Every day, academic, public, research, and school libraries connect…

Blog post by Benjamin White A Study of 100 Contracts, published by Knowledge Rights 21, shines a light on the critical issue that contracts severely undermine…

Blog post by Stephen Wyber The Digital Omnibus on Data, the first major piece of legislation to reach the European Parliament and Council in the…

Blog post by Stephen Wyber Throughout the second half of 2026, Irish representatives will take charge of the vast majority of meetings of the European…

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…

Blog post by Stephen Wyber Stop Killing Games is just the 14th European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) in as many years to have received the over…

Blog Post by Dr Konrad Gliściński LL.M. (Intellectual Property Law Chair JU/ Centrum Cyfrowe) Research today is international, digital, data-intensive, and collaborative by default. Scientists…

Blog post by Stephen Wyber It is looking increasingly likely that a secondary publication right (SPR) will feature on the European Union’s legislative agenda in…