interesting article on information rights and intellectual freedomJulie E. Cohen, Information Rights and Intellectual Freedom, in Ethics and the Internet 11-32 (Anton Vedder ed., Intersentia 2001).
Intellectual property laws do not exist in a vacuum. As our society becomes more of an "information age", information rights - of accessing and using information - will become an important human right. 12:46:36 PM Comments [] |
GATS and public librariesRory Litwin and Fiona Hunt have reorganized and expanded their GATS and Libraries web page. If you don't know about the General Agreement on Trade in Services and how it could negatively affect you and your library, you should read it. [librarian.net]
Wow, this is something I definitely plan to investigate further. 9:53:44 AM Comments [] |