Librarians play key roles in shaping national and international copyright policy and in protecting and promoting access to knowledge. EIFL has created a crucial network of librarians in developing and transition countries. It is essential that the members of that network have the fullest possible understanding, not just of the current copyright laws, but also of the ways in which those laws could and should be interpreted and modified in the future.
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Restrictive copyright laws create legal barriers to using resources for education, research and socio-economic development. This can have significant consequences for people who use libraries in developing and transition economy countries, where the ability to produce and use knowledge is a major factor in development.
WHAT WE DO
IMPACT
NEWS
Following a consultation in January 2026 by the European Commission on the European (...)
WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR/48) met in Geneva (...)
In April 2026, EIFL submitted comments for a public consultation organized by the (...)
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Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, joined members of (...)
In January 2025, the European Commission announced plans to develop a European (...)
Teresa Hackett, Manager of the EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme, reports from (...)
EIFL-IP IN ACTION
EIFL advocates for an international copyright fram (...)
CONTACT US
For questions, please contact the Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager Teresa Hackett:
teresa.hackett@eifl.net