KnowledgeRights21

Advocating for a 21st century copyright and open access environment across Europe in the area of education and research. Arcadia funded NGO.

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! UNIFYING THE FIELD
Two days in Greece with @IFLA on turning the KR21 #LetLibrariesBeLibraries agenda into national wins: coalitions, evidence & associations ready to take copyright to policymakers.
#libraries #eBooks #eLending
🔗 https://t.co/sNSONtbo4I

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

#OAWEEK: A NEW KR21 INSIGHTS ON OPENNESS & INTEGRITY
Do paywalls & APCs protect research integrity? Europe’s ethics codes say otherwise: sharing is part of integrity, not a trade-off. Time for an EU-wide secondary publication right.
🔗 https://t.co/bE71kLR5Qd
#ERAact #Science4EU

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

#OAWEEK: WHAT IS THE COST OF KEEPING KNOWLEDGE CLOSED?
Subscription bills & publishing fees are only part of the picture. The greater cost is the research that never reaches those who could use it. Who pays is the wrong question.
🔗 https://t.co/7Ttx0TnWY3
#OpenAccess #Science4EU

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

TOMORROW AT 11:00 CEST (21 OCT): 1ST EUROPEAN E-BOOKS & E-LENDING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
The e-Lending walls you keep hitting come up across Europe. Tomorrow you get to compare notes.
🔗 Details & Registration: https://t.co/ME4G5ZRUDe
#eBookSOS #libraries #eBooks #eLending

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! BUY THE BOOK, LOSE THE BOOK
@AutoriteitCM warns educational publishers to stop bundling books with digital licences that expire after a year, rendering the books worthless.
🔗 KR21’s @mzeinstra discusses the case: https://t.co/CNQpE9SNx6
#education

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

10 FINDINGS POLICYMAKERS SHOULD READ BEFORE PROPOSING RESEARCH RIGHTS REFORM
Independent EU-commissioned evidence finds the more ambitious the reform, the greater the gains for European research.
🔗 What stood out, and what it leaves open: https://t.co/LKkN15xX0n
#Science4EU

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

21 OCT-11H CEST | ONE WEEK LEFT: 1ST EUROPEAN #EBOOKS & #ELENDING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
Topic: e-Lending systems in Europe
Come for the expert perspectives, stay to set the agenda for what comes next.
🔗 Details & Registration: https://t.co/ME4G5ZRUDe
#eBookSOS #libraries

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

THE PRICE OF LEAVING A SECONDARY PUBLICATION RIGHT OUT OF THE ERA ACT
France alone: ~170m EUR a year in Article Processing Charges (APCs) by 2030.
Across the EU: over a billion.
Include a Secondary Publication Right in the #ERAact.
🔗 https://t.co/ubACYOuyji
#Science4EU

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

J-2 | 14 OCTOBRE (16H) - ACCÈS REFUSÉ ? LE DROIT D'AUTEUR FACE AUX BIBLIOTHÈQUES NUMÉRIQUES
KR21 France explore la place des œuvres protégées dans les collections numériques.
Un panel avec @laBnF, @_BAnQ et d’autres intervenant·es.
🔗 https://t.co/mgHSBq2Y0i
#bibliotheques

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING!
21 OCT | GET READY FOR THE 1ST MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN #EBOOKS & #ELENDING COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
Recommended read: KR21’s #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan
🔗 https://t.co/YlCRIQKIc0
🔗 Details & Registration: https://t.co/ME4G5ZRUDe
#eBookSOS

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

MOBILISING CHANGE
See how the European #RightsRetention Community of Practice, run by KR21 project partner @SPARC_EU, is growing: 666 members in 31 European countries.
Put your country on the map! Let's advance towards 100% #OpenAccess.
🔗 https://t.co/MYRiSpXThZ
#OA100

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

TODAY AT 12H CEST | #RETAINYOURRIGHTS: 11TH EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING
Last chance to join @SPARC_EU to hear about moving from #RightsRetention ambition to policy
✱ @AysaEkanger & @Bror_Strand | @UiTNorgesarktis
✱ @ignasi | @UniBarcelona
🔗 https://t.co/pN8RgA0A1w

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2026 KR21 NEWSLETTER
Copyright reform is back on the EU agenda. The EC’s target consultation runs until 3 November: time to make the case for #research & #libraries.
🔗 https://t.co/x5bVPutvG4
Archive & Subscribe: https://t.co/mcRIPvBi2G
#UnitedForKnowledgeRights

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

WHO WILL FIX COPYRIGHT FOR RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS?
The #InnovationAct & the new Industrial Access Charter are welcome steps, but dodge a key question: who may use knowledge, and for what? The #ERAact or copyright reform must answer it.
🔗 https://t.co/EOcwTNH1Jr
#Science4EU

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

REGISTER NOW! 8 OCT-12H CEST | #RETAINYOURRIGHTS: 11TH EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING
Norway & Spain take centre stage on #RightsRetention progress.
@SPARC_EU welcomes:
✱ @AysaEkanger & @Bror_Strand | @UiTNorgesarktis
✱ @ignasi | @UniBarcelona
🔗 https://t.co/pN8RgA0A1w

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

CHOOSE EUROPE…OR ARE RESEARCH & SCIENCE BETTER SUPPORTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWS ELSEWHERE?
7 cases where #copyright law lets #researchers in Europe down: #ChooseEurope for science means choosing Europe for knowledge, too.
🔗 Get the infographic: https://t.co/jOgdcEI5Xm
#Science4EU

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

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.
🔗 https://t.co/uk0JvPjSeX
#Science4EU

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

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
🔗 KR21's @dswyber (@IFLA) in @TechPolicyPress: https://t.co/SSNuwXuKw6
#Science4EU

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

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.
https://t.co/ampPon4mwI

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

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
🔗 https://t.co/qFptnlnSVk