Intellectual Property
Ownership of digital content, rights of access, and mechanisms for regulating the use of digital content have played a major role in the development of digital libraries. Copyright laws of most countries were not written to take into account the existence of digital information on the Internet. The Open Access movement has encouraged authors, especially those in the research and education communities, to license their works in a way that encourages their broad use. Digital rights management systems are put in place to protect content from use beyond those specifically licensed to a user or group. This is a contentious area and CNI provides a forum for airing views and principles and for better understanding the way forward.
Recent Publications/Reports/Presentations by CNI Staff
Update on Leadership Transition and Survey of Developments, Trends, and Prospects (January '25)Speaker: Clifford Lynch View more information View video
Open Access, Open Scholarship, and Machine Learning: A Panel and Community Conversation (February '24)
Speakers: Heather Sardis
Rachael Samberg
Richard Sever
Moderator: Clifford Lynch View more information View video
From Exascale to AI: Developments & Implications for the Information Landscape (January '24)
Speaker: Clifford Lynch View more information View video
International Tensions and “Science Nationalism” in a Networked World: Strategies and Implications (January '21)
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UNT Open Access Symposium, Closing Remarks (May '10)
Speaker: Clifford A. Lynch View more information View video
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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings
Safeguarding Audiovisual Data (March '25)
Brewster Kahle, Internet Archive
Peter Kaufman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Rowntree, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Why Open Library Metadata? (March '25)
Tom Cramer, Stanford University
Rochelle Lundy, Stanford University
Simeon Warner, Cornell University
Update on Leadership Transition and Survey of Developments, Trends, and Prospects (January '25)
Speaker: Clifford Lynch
Artificial Intelligence in Libraries: Opportunities and Challenges (November '24)
Rosalyn Metz (Moderator), Emory University
Todd Grappone, University of California, Los Angeles
Annie Johnson, University of Delaware
Debra Hanken Kurtz, Florida State University
Evviva Weinraub Lajoie, University at Buffalo
Tim Shearer, University North Carolina Chapel Hill
The Future of RightsStatements.org: An Update and Community Discussion (November '24)
Emily Gore, University of Georgia
Melissa Levine, University of Michigan
Maarten Zeinstra, Open Netherlands Association
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Recent Videos
The Role of Research Software and Addressing Its Challenges (January '25)Daniel S. Katz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign View more information
Update on Leadership Transition and Survey of Developments, Trends, and Prospects (January '25)
Speaker: Clifford Lynch View more information View video
Open Access, Open Scholarship, and Machine Learning: A Panel and Community Conversation (February '24)
Speakers: Heather Sardis
Rachael Samberg
Richard Sever
Moderator: Clifford Lynch View more information View video
Strategic Plan 2.0: A Digitally-Infused Strategic Plan for the Library of Congress (February '24)
Leah Weinryb Grohsgal, Library of Congress
Natalie Buda Smith, Library of Congress
Carly Morse, Library of Congress View more information
When Libraries Close or Merge, What Happens to Perpetual Rights to eResources? (February '24)
Michael Rodriguez, Lyrasis
Teri Oaks Gallaway, Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) View more information
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