Study on the Legal Aspects of the Digitalization of Libraries
IPI prepared an extensive Study on the Legal Aspects of the Digitalization of Libraries for the National and University Library and dLib.si.
On the basis of the study the National and University Library will prepare a preposition of the amendment of the Copyright and Related Rights Act.
In the conclusion the study offers recommendations for the amendment of the Copyright and Related Rights Act in accordance with the current international and European legislation as well as the optimization of the current operating conditions of dLib.si.
It includes, amongst others, a comparative overview of the regulation of limitations and exceptions of copyright for libraries and archives in selected countries (prepared on the basis of WIPO’s “Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives”), a special review of the problem of orphan works and works whose workload is exhausted as well as a detailed analysis of extended collective management.
The 4th Open Knowledge Day took place on Tuesday 17 October 2023, with an accompanying workshop on 18 October 2023. This year it was organised by the Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute (ODIPI) and supported by Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21).
We invite you to the fourth Open Knowledge Day and the workshop, which will take place this year within the framework of the programme and with the support of Knowledge Rights 21. The event will bring together experts from different European countries to discuss two topics: the first part will deal with the legal basis for data analytics, which is a key part of machine learning and related artificial intelligence, and the general exception for research. In the second part, open science in theory and practice will be presented both in Slovenia and in some Western Balkan countries. Representatives of research and educational institutions from Slovenia and the Western Balkan countries, as well as interested members of the public, are invited to attend.
Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, a renowned expert in copyright law, has joined the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, where she will serve as an affiliate researcher for the next two years.
On Friday, October 6, 2023, the online seminar “Practical Experiences in Resolving Copyrights of Modern Book Works” took place. The seminar addressed relevant questions concerning user access to literary works in digital form.