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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 14h

ONE WEEK TO GO!
Join our 15 October (12:30 CEST) #eLending webinar presenting findings from an upcoming @create-glasgow.bsky.social report for KR21.
Gain insights into challenges, from market structure and licensing to pricing.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/1...
#eBooks #eBookSOS

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 2d

6 OCT-12H CEST | LAST CALL: JOIN US TO SHAPE THE RIGHTS RETENTION COMMUNITY’S DIRECTION
KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social invites you to share your ideas & needs for advancing the European Rights Retention Community of Practice.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#RetainYourRights

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 6d

SAYING (ALMOST) ALL THE RIGHT THINGS
That's KR21's summary of the Competitiveness Council earlier this week, bringing together EU ministers for research, innovation and industry under the leadership of the Danish Council Presidency.
🔗 KR21’s analysis: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/s...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 6d

¿POR QUÉ VISITAR Liber?
Join @aordas.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy, KR21 national coordinator for Spain, at the 9 Oct @fesabid.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy‬ panel at #Liber2025 to talk #eLending in Spain and gain insights from KR21-supported research.
#eBookSOS
🔗 www.fesabid.org/eventos/mesa...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 7d

#eBOOKSOS SUPPORTERS: LESS THAN 2 WEEKS TO REGISTER!
15 Oct KR21 webinar (12:30 CEST): Join the @create-glasgow.bsky.social report team to get the primer on their analysis for KR21 of #eLending markets in Europe through a competition & copyright law lens
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/1...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 8d

SUMMER'S OVER, AND WE'RE BACK IN FULL SWING!
Our latest newsletter brings you KR21 updates and activities from August & September.
Gear up for a busy autumn as policy discussions in Brussels gain momentum.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-a...
Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 8d

DON'T MISS OUT: 6 OCT (12:00 CEST) RIGHTS RETENTION COMMUNITY MEETING
The European #RightsRetention Community of Practice is evolving, and we need your input!
Join KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social for a special session on shaping the community's future.
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 9d

GREETINGS FROM ATHENS!
Engaging with leading experts on #research & #IPLaw today, Sept 29th.
Thanks to our partners, the Hellenic Copyright Organization and Greek Ministry of Culture, for co-organising this valuable conference with KR21.
🔗 Programme: opi.gr/wp-content/u...

KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 9d

ATTENZIONE, AMICI ITALIANI
Deborah De Angelis, Italian KR21 Coordinator, will be at the 2-3 Oct XII #NILDE Conference (#UniGE) to discuss #eLending & #eBooks.
Listen to her 2 October intervention (16:45-17:15) or connect with her at the event.
🔗 convegnonilde2025.unige.it/abstract#toc...
#CNR

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 12d

#FridayIsForSharing: BREAKING BARRIERS TO KNOWLEDGE
A @cupore.bsky.social study reveals key researcher concerns.
KR21's fixes:
- EU-wide #SecondaryPublishingRights
- Mandatory EU #research exception
Will policymakers listen to researchers or vested interests?
🔗 kr21.info/fi-barriers-...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 12d

GREETINGS FROM OPOLE, POLAND!
It's great to see part of the KR21-network represented at Opole University for KDBASP’s annual congress.
Thanks to our local partner @centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social, we’re making our mark at the event with two library-focused panels.
🔗 kdbasp.bg.uni.opole.pl/kdbasp2025/

KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 13d

KR21’S ANALYSIS OF EC’S #ERAACT CALL FOR EVIDENCE RESPONSES
Strong support for #OpenScience, #SecondaryPublishingRights, #RightsRetention & copyright reform!
Time for action: KR21 strongly advocates for dedicated legislation for research in Europe!
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/e...

KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 13d

COUNTING DOWN TO 29 SEPT!
Next Monday, we explore the intricacies of #research & #IPlaw @ the Athens Goethe-Institut Auditorium
3rd session speakers tackling “Research at the IP Intersection: Copyright, Data, & Industrial Property Rights” (14:45-15:45)
🔗 opi.gr/en/news/6344/

KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 14d

2/ 15 OCTOBER (12:30 CEST) WEBINAR
Get the full rundown of @create-glasgow.bsky.social's upcoming KR21 report from the authors: Kenneth Bar, Magali Eben, Matteo Frigeri & Martin Kretschmer.
Rapporteur: Konrad Gliściński (@centrumcyfrowe.bsky.social | JU)
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/1...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 14d

1/ EXCITED FOR TODAY'S @communia.bsky.social 15H CEST E-LENDING SALON!
A timely event examining what prevents libraries from thriving in the digital age, based on their own findings & recommendations, and through the lens of recent & upcoming KR21 research
🔗 communia-association.org/event/commun...

COMMUNIA Association - COMMUNIA Salon: The right to e-lend

communia-association.org

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 15d

#SecondaryPublishingRights: The @ec.europa.eu’s half answer
#OpenScience goals & EU's potential hampered: NO commitment to EU-wide SPR legislation & NO timeline
🔗 Italian KR21 Coordinator Deborah De Angelis' analysis of a parliamentary question answer: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/e...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 15d

HAPPENING NEXT MONDAY, 29 SEPT!
Join us in Athens, Greece, to explore #research & #IPlaw @ Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Meet the speakers of the 2nd session on “The Future of Research in Copyright: Barriers, Boundaries and Breakthroughs” (12:00-13:30)
🔗 opi.gr/en/news/6344/

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 16d

ARE WE COORDINATED ENOUGH?
Last week's EC's #RIdaysEU revealed big ambitions but a key question: is the EU’s approach enough?
Bottom line: unprecedented research budget coming, but without coordination, we risk wasting it.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/e...
#ChooseEurope #Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 16d

ONE WEEK TO GO!
See you on Mon 29 Sept in Athens for an exciting conference on #research & #IPlaw @ Goethe-Institut Auditorium
Discover the speakers of session 1 on “Making Research Work: Infrastructure, Policy and User Perspectives” (10:15-11:30)
🔗 opi.gr/en/news/6344/

KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 19d

Libraries are vital for access to information! So why aren't policymakers doing more to foster this in the digital age?
Stephen Wyber’s (KR21/@ifla.org) in-depth analysis, published in May 2025 on the #KluwerCopyrightBlog, now available via KR21:
www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u...
#libraries

KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 19d

EVENT UPDATE!
Martin Kretschmer (@create-glasgow.bsky.social) joins @communia.bsky.social’s 24 Sept (15h CEST) online #eLending salon to give a sneak peek of an upcoming competition-focused study for KR21, replacing Franziska Herrmann on the programme
🔗 mailchi.mp/communia-ass...
#eBookSOS #eBooks

KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 21d

NEXT WEEK: JOIN AN ESSENTIAL #eLENDING CONVERSATION!
Sign up now for @communia.bsky.social’s 24 Sept (15h CEST) online Salon on “the right to e-lend” to debate the digital future of libraries!
Get key insights from KR21 research efforts
🔗 mailchi.mp/communia-ass...
#eBookSOS #eBooks #libraries

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 20d

#RETAINYOURRIGHTS: SHAPING THE COMMUNITY’S DIRECTION
Join the next meeting of the European Rights Retention Community of Practice, driven by KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social, on 6 October (12:00 CEST) to define the Community’s next chapter!
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 21d

NEXT WEEK: JOIN AN ESSENTIAL #eLENDING CONVERSATION!
Sign up now for @communia.bsky.social’s 24 Sept (15h CEST) online Salon on “the right to e-lend” to debate the digital future of libraries!
Get key insights from KR21 research efforts
🔗 mailchi.mp/communia-ass...
#eBookSOS #eBooks #libraries

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 21d

WRONG QUESTION, WRONG ANSWER: REFRAMING THE AI DEBATE TO SAFEGUARD EUROPEAN RESEARCH
#RIdaysEU: Let’s not just talk about AI-powered research being a #competitiveness opportunity; let’s make it a reality!
🔗 KR21’s #AI webinar reflections: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/r...
#Science4EU

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 22d

LEARNER BEWARE!
Copyright reform opponents use “education” as a smokescreen to avoid real reform.
Education should be about enabling libraries & not about serving as a distraction from much-needed change.
🔗 Check out KR21's copyright education checklist: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/l...

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