From the monthly archives: January 2010

Talking at Cambridge University Library on Openness and Libraries

By Rufus Pollock On January 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

This Wednesday (27th of January) at 1pm I’m giving one of Cambridge University Library’s regular lunch-time talks on Openness and Libraries. Attendance is free and anyone can come along!

Update (28th Jan): talk is done and slides are now up.

Blurb

Over the past few years, open licensing (http://www.opendefinition.org/) has facilitated the explosive [...]

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Argentina Extends Copyright Term in Recordings

By Rufus Pollock On January 14, 2010 · 1 Comment

Apparently, on the 11th of December 2009, Argentina extended copyright term in recordings from 50 to 70 years (see e.g. here, here and here).

Instead of the real reasons for extension — propping up the profits of a handful of multinational record labels and their shareholders (at the expense of everyone else) [...]

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