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KnowledgeRights21
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Advocating for a 21st century copyright and open access environment across Europe in the area of education and research. Arcadia funded NGO. https://www.knowledgerights21.org
LOOKING FOR A HOME FOR THE #SECONDARYPUBLICATIONRIGHT (#SPR)
Where should a SPR live: in copyright law or research policy? The answer matters more than you think. A timely analysis by Stephen Wyber (KR21 - @ifla.org) over at the #KluwerCopyrightBlog
#ERAact
🔗 kr21.info/kcb-spr
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 AM
FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING!
@libereurope.bsky.social member #libraries: Want to improve #OpenAccess practices in European research libraries?
Apply NOW for one of the 7 grants offered through LIBER Cascading Grants 2026, with KR21's support, by 20 Feb 26 (23:59 CET)!
🔗 libereurope.eu/article/libe...
January 23, 2026 at 12:45 PM
NEW KR21 INSIGHTS ON UNFAIR CONTRACT TERMS
Europe’s 100,000+ libraries serve millions of students, researchers, and citizens, but unfair contract terms undermine their mission.
🔗 Let’s fix this:
www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u...
#DigitalFairnessAct #DFA #ERAact #libraries
January 22, 2026 at 8:15 AM
26–30 JANUARY: KR21 @ THE THESSALONIKI WINTER SCHOOL 2026
On day 4 (29 Jan), Georgios Glossiotis, Knowledge Rights 21 coordinator for Greece and Cyprus, joins a roundtable on “Ethical AI, Digital Citizenship & Library Responses to Global and Local Threats”
🔗 More info: tellproject.eu/resource/the...
January 21, 2026 at 12:17 PM
WINTER BLUES? WE’VE GOT THE ANTIDOTE: AN #SPR CONFERENCE IN LISBON
Join us on 5 February (14:30–17:00) at the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon for a conference co-organised by KR21 on #SecondaryPublishingRights!
🔗 More details: www.secondarypublication.com
#OpenScience #Science4EU
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 AM
FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! 1 WEEK TO ANSWER #ERAACT CONSULTATION
Respond by 23 Jan: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Consultation guide by KR21 project partners @ifla.org, @libereurope.bsky.social & @sparc-eu.bsky.social
kr21.info/era-act-cons...
Watch the 10 Dec webinar: youtu.be/1q41ej37llY
#ERA
January 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
European #PublicDomainDay2026: Will future #PublicDomain Days have anything to celebrate?
Digital works risk vanishing into a 21st-century black hole before they can be preserved. Taps will run dry. Time to fix the plumbing!
🔗 KR21’s blog post: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/p...
#EPDD26
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
18 FEB-13:30 CET | 8TH EUROPEAN #RIGHTSRETENTION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING
Join KR21 partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social to hear perspectives from:
• Finland: @susannanykyri.bsky.social | Tampere Uni
• Germany: Marc Lange | @helmholtzosoffice.bsky.social
🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...
#RetainYourRights
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
BUILDING THE FUTURE OF OPEN KNOWLEDGE: INSIGHTS FROM THE FIFTH OPEN KNOWLEDGE DAYS 2025
A timely initiative to create momentum for reflection and change!
🔗 Read the full recap of the KR21 #ERA Conference by #ODIPI:
www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/2...
#ERAact #OpenScience
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
LET’S TURN THE ERA ACT INTO A CATALYST FOR PROGRESS!
That was the call to action from @afenoer.bsky.social (@libereurope.bsky.social) during the 10 Dec webinar with KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social, exploring if the #ERAact can help reach 100% #OpenAccess
🔗 Recording: youtu.be/1q41ej37llY
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
LOOKING AHEAD: CYPRUS’ EU PRESIDENCY
Today marks the opening ceremony of @cy2026eu.bsky.social (Jan-June).
The opportunity to make a real difference is here, and KR21 is ready to help seize it!
🔗 KR21 identifies 4 areas where progress is possible: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/2...
#CY2026EU
January 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
DECEMBER 2025 KR21 NEWSLETTER
Discover our latest updates featuring op-eds, a KR21-supported #5thFreedom report, an #ERAact webinar recording, reflections & activities
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-d...
Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters
#newsletter #UnitedForKnowledgeRights
December 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
WATCH NOW: CAN THE ERA ACT HELP REACH 100% OPEN ACCESS?
@ivamz.bsky.social (@sparc-eu.bsky.social - KR21) warned about the need to protect the slogan “as open as possible, as closed as necessary,” and emphasised the valuable opportunity the #ERAact represents.
🔗 Recording: youtu.be/1q41ej37llY
December 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A BOOST FOR DIGITAL ACCESS IN LIBRARIES: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING ON E-BOOKS
Learn more about a KR21-supported hybrid course organised earlier this year by Spanish partner @fesabid.bsky.social
🔗 Reflections by national coordinator Ana Ordás in EN & ES: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/f...
December 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING
Without exemptions for commercial & academic data mining, the #UK government’s #AI for #Science Strategy will fall flat, says Ben White, KR21 co-founder & UK national coordinator, in a new @timeshighered.bsky.social op-ed.
🔗 www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/uks-...
#TDM
December 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
HURRY UP! REGISTER NOW FOR THE 17-18 DECEMBER #ERA KR21 CONFERENCE 2025
Join KR21 & #ODIPI in Ljubljana, Slovenia, or online!
🔗 Details: www.odipi.si/en/era-kr21-...
REGISTRATION
✱ In-person: indico.ijs.si/event/3399/ | closing 15 Dec midnight!
✱ Online: indico.ijs.si/event/3400/
December 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#5THFREEDOM: How can the free movement of knowledge positively transform and boost Europe?
Ten expert voices chart the path in a new KR21-supported report by @informationlabs.org
🔗 Report: kr21.info/5th-freedom-...
🔗 Expert capsules: kr21.info/5th-freedom-...
#ERAact #Science4EU
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
10 DEC - 11H CET | LAST CALL: LET’S TALK #OPENACCESS & #ERAACT
Speakers:
@afenoer.bsky.social - @libereurope.bsky.social
@ivamz.bsky.social - SPARC
✱ Stephen Wyber - @ifla.org / KR21
✱ Vanessa Proudman - SPARC
🔗 Register NOW: kr21.info/oa100
🔗 Details: kr21.info//oa100-webin...
#OA100
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
WHY REFORM MATTERS: EARLY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE EC REPORT ON DISTANCE EDUCATION & RESEARCH
The report equips policymakers with the evidence base for the legislative reforms necessary to fully unlock the potential of #education and #research in Europe.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w...
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
DEAD ON ARRIVAL: IS EUROPE SABOTAGING ITS OWN AI AMBITIONS?
Restrictive publisher practices hinder #AI. The blocked activities? Perfectly legal. The harm to rightholders? Non-existent.
Publishers are killing EU AI ambitions. Time to push back.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/d...
#TDM
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ONE WEEK TO GO TO THE ERA ACT WEBINAR: JOIN US 10 DEC (11H CET)!
Featuring:
@afenoer.bsky.social - @libereurope.bsky.social
@ivamz.bsky.social - SPARC
➤ Stephen Wyber - @ifla.org / KR21
➤ Vanessa Proudman - SPARC
🔗 Sign-up NOW: kr21.info/oa100
🔗 Details: kr21.info//oa100-webin...
#OA100
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
NOVEMBER 2025 KR21 NEWSLETTER
Discover what's new in our latest newsletter featuring recent KR21 publications, reflections, and activities.
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-n...
Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters
#newsletter #UnitedForKnowledgeRights
December 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
WHAT THE EU’S #DIGITALOMNIBUS MEANS FOR RESEARCHERS
From a commitment to boost access to publicly funded research data to alarming attacks on legal deposit, discover Stephen Wyber’s (KR21 - @ifla.org) 10 key takeaways on @techpolicypress.bsky.social
🔗 www.techpolicy.press/what-the-eus...
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Widening countries need more than funding!
KR21's #ERAact recommendations could be game-changing for them:
✱ An EU-wide #SPR & no #RightsRetention barriers
✱ An updated #copyright research exception
✱ Safeguards against unfair market conduct
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w...
December 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! NEW KR21 INSIGHTS: OUT OF COMMERCE, OUT OF ORDER?
KR21 examines how the #CDSM #OOCW provisions help unlock cultural heritage.
Our conclusions:
✱ Accelerate implementations
✱ Avoid a licence-trap
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u...
#CulturalHeritage
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM