FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING: #RETAINYOURRIGHTS, RETAIN YOUR IMPACT
23 April (11:00) | @edsantos.eu, KR21 national coordinator Portugal, joins the PATTERN Horizon Europe project & UMinho Libraries for a webinar on #RightsRetention, #SecondaryPublicationRights & #OpenAccess
🔗 kr21.info/23april-pt-e...

DIFFERENT PLAYERS, SAME GAME: WHAT LIBRARIES HAVE IN COMMON WITH GAMERS
The “Stop Destroying Videogames” European Citizens’ Initiative has its EP hearing today
Libraries face similar problems with #eBooks!
The #DigitalFairnessAct must protect them too
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/d...

11 MAY-12:00 CEST | 9TH EUROPEAN RIGHTS RETENTION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE MEETING
Let’s talk #RightsRetention in publisher negotiations with KR21 project partner @sparc-eu.bsky.social and experts from @irelibrary.bsky.social & @jisc.bsky.social.
🔗 kr21.info/rr-cop-meeti...
#RetainYourRights

TOMORROW, 14 APRIL (11 CEST/10 BST): CLOSED LICENCES, CLOSED DOORS
@europepmc.org & KR21 explore how copyright and licences attached to your research can determine its real-world impact in an increasingly AI-driven research landscape.
SAVE YOUR SPOT: embl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

PANELLIST ANNOUNCEMENT: THE DAWNING OF A NEW ERA
What could the #ERAact deliver for #OpenScience & its infrastructures?
3 perspectives, 1 critical question
Join us in Warsaw on 21 May @ the #OPERAS2026 & SCIROS Conference
@operaseu.bsky.social
🔗 Details: operas-eu.org/news-and-eve...
#Science4EU

COPYRIGHT MAXIMALISM WILL STIFLE A RESEARCH-INTENSIVE DIGITAL ECONOMY
As Asian governments modernise copyright to support AI & research, the UK lags behind, writes Ben White, KR21 co-founder & national coordinator, in a recent @timeshighered.bsky.social op-ed
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/u...

ONE WEEK TO GO: CLOSED LICENCES, CLOSED DOORS
Does a restrictive licence protect your #research from #AI, or just limit its impact?
Join @europepmc.org & KR21 on Tuesday, 14 April (11 CEST/10 BST) to discuss!
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w...
#OpenScience #copyright #OpenAccess

FINAL CALL: SURVEY CLOSES 6 APRIL
This is your last chance to contribute to KR21's survey on #libraries & research-industry collaboration.
Take a few minutes to answer ten questions: we want to hear from you before the survey closes!
🔗 Respond now: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8515619/L...

MARCH 2026 KR21 NEWSLETTER
From a new #SPR Insights report to reflections on library ens**ttification, #eLending, the #ERAact, and the EU Parliament pulling in opposite directions
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/newsletter-m...
Archive & Subscribe: kr21.info/newsletters
#UnitedForKnowledgeRights

#RESSH2026 CONFERENCE
KR21 will be making the case for opening science & research information by law at the #ENRESSH conference on 22 April (17:00-18:15), hosted by the Italian #IGSG (#CNR)
🔗 ressh2026.igsg.cnr.it
🔗 KR21's analysis: knowledgerights21.org/news-story/o...
#Science4EU

KR21 @ THE GREEK AGLIS 2026 CONFERENCE
Georgios Glossiotis, KR21 national coordinator for Greece & Cyprus, animates a #LetLibrariesBeLibraries workshop: 22 April (14:30).
Discover KR21's Library Action Plan: your advocacy toolkit.
🔗 co2026.eebep.gr/workshop-pro...
#libraries #eLending #eBooks

THE ERA ACT, OPEN SCIENCE & THE FREEDOM TO STAY
The European Research Area Act (#ERAact) promises a #5thFreedom: free movement of knowledge.
But what about those who stay?
By reforming #copyright & information law, Europe can make this work for all.
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/f...

Webinar by Europe PMC and Knowledge Rights 21. Closed licences, closed doors: Open licensing, AI, and the future of research impact. April 14th, 10:00 - 11:30 BST.

Do restrictive licences stop AI from using your research? Or do they just close doors to collaboration?

Join us and @knowledgerights21.org for “Closed Licences, Closed Doors” on open licensing, AI, and the future of research impact.

🗓️ 14 April
⏰ 10:00 BST
🔗 embl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: LIBRARIES & RESEARCH-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION SURVEY
We have extended the deadline for our survey on the role of #libraries in research-industry collaboration. You now have until 6 April 2026 to share your experience.
🔗 Respond today: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8515619/L...

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING: THE UK’S AI SOVEREIGNTY GAP
Ben White, KR21 co-founder & UK national coordinator, calls for investing in the skills, infrastructure, governance & data freedoms needed for #AI #sovereignty, or risk eroding the UK's research edge
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/u...

THE DAWNING OF A NEW #ERA
KR21 is a proud partner of the May 2026 #OPERAS2026 & SCIROS Conference in Warsaw (@operaseu.bsky.social)
Our 21 May panel (11:30) will unpack what the #EuropeanResearchArea Act could mean for #OpenScience & its infrastructure
🔗 REGISTER: bit.ly/operas-2026-...
#ERAact

On 16 March, KR21 & CALIS brought together 40+ librarians in Nicosia to discuss the Secondary Publication Right, followed by a stakeholder meeting with MPs & political party representatives.
Read the full recap: knowledgerights21.org/news-story/c...
#Cyprus #ERAact #SecondaryPublicationRight

CLOSED LICENCES, CLOSED DOORS
Join @europepmc.org and KR21 for a webinar exploring how #copyright & licences attached to your #research can determine its real-world impact in an increasingly AI-driven research landscape ⇒ 14 April (11 CEST/10 BST)
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/w...

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING!
Portuguese civil society puts forward a legislative proposal for a #SecondaryPublicationRight & obligation.
@edsantos.eu, KR21 Portugal coordinator, recaps the 5 Feb Lisbon #SPR conference, co-organised by KR21.
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/p...
#Science4EU

How do the copyright and licensing terms on your research shape its real-world impact in an AI-driven landscape? Join us and @europepmc.org for a panel discussion and Q&A exploring exactly that.
⇒ 14 April - 11:00 CET
🔗 Register NOW: embl-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#OpenScience #OpenAccess #GenAI

THE EU IS SIMPLIFYING DOING BUSINESS. NOW DO THE SAME FOR RESEARCH.
The European Commission’s #EUInc proposal would let companies operate across all 27 Member States as one. The #ERAAct should deliver the same for research.
🔗 KR21's June 2025 analysis: www.knowledgerights21.org/news-story/a...

NO, THE TOM KABINET DECISION DOES NOT PREVENT #ELENDING
The #TomKabinet excuse is a distraction.
KR21's #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan is clear: implement the VOB CJEU decision!
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/t...
🔗 KR21's #Library Action Plan: knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...

TWO WEEKS LEFT: WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE!
The KR21 survey on #libraries & research-industry collaboration closes 31 March.
Are you a library professional at a European university, higher education or #research institution? Share your experience!
🔗 survey.alchemer.com/s3/8515619/L...

HOW LIBRARIES CAN DRIVE CHANGE
The #OurFutureMemory campaign & KR21’s #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan are 2 parts of the same push for Beatrice Murch (@blmurch.com - @internetarchive.eu)
📺 youtu.be/NzpIppukH_c
🔗 Plan: www.knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...
🔗 Campaign: ourfuturememory.org

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! A NEW KR21 INSIGHTS ON SPR
The #ERAact is a genuine opportunity to embed the #SecondaryPublicationRight where it belongs: #research legislation, rather than copyright reform.
🔗 Learn why this matters: knowledgerights21.org/wp-content/u...
#5thFreedom #Science4EU

CYPRUS: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE #SECONDARYPUBLICATIONRIGHT
Join KR21’s SPR workshop (16 March, @ucy1.bsky.social) with Ana Lazarova, KR21’s national coordinator for Bulgaria, who will share her expertise.
🔗 Register for this event supported by CALIS/ΚΕΒΕΠ: forms.gle/V3U3ReYBKbER...

TWO EUROPES IN FIVE MINUTES: THE EU’S KNOWLEDGE POLICY PROBLEM
Two motions. Opposite directions.
One doubling down on #AI licensing. One calling for open, collaborative #research.
Both passed. Minutes apart.
#ERAact #GenAI #Science4EU
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/t...

CYPRUS HOLDS THE PRESIDENCY. LIBRARIES HOLD THE ARGUMENTS!
Crippling licensing, technical locks, and unfair contracts: Europe’s #libraries are being failed
KR21’s #LetLibrariesBeLibraries Action Plan outlines the fixes
📺 youtu.be/NzpIppukH_c
🔗 www.knowledgerights21.org/library-acti...

Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
A spotlight on the women powering KR21 across Europe in our National Coordinators network, including 3 new champions in France, Germany, and Sweden.
Knowledge rights don't advance on their own. They make it happen!
#IWD2026 #UnitedForKnowledgeRights

LIBRARIES ARE BEING #ENSHITTIFIED: IT’S TIME TO CLOSE THE PROTECTION GAP!
#eBook licences vanish, pricing is excessive and arbitrary, and EU consumer law fails to protect libraries.
The EU's #DigitalFairnessAct must change that!
🔗 knowledgerights21.org/news-story/c...
#libraries #eBookSOS