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CC Supports the Case for Controlled Digital Lending
by Catherine Stihler Better Internet, Open Access, Open HeritageMy name is Catherine Stihler, and I’m the CEO of Creative Commons. As a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the sharing and reuse of creativity and knowledge, we strongly support the Internet Archive in its defense of Controlled Digital Lending. Free, equitable, and open access to all knowledge stimulates creativity, is essential for research and learning,…
Colombian appellate court affirms: Diego Gómez not guilty for sharing research paper online
by Timothy Vollmer Open AccessYesterday we learned that the Tribunal de Bogotá—the Colombian appellate court—has affirmed the lower court’s acquittal of Diego Gómez. Gómez is a scientist from Colombia who has been criminally prosecuted for the last three years for sharing an academic paper online. When Diego was a student in conservation biology in Colombia, he had poor access…
Colombian Court Acquits Diego Gómez of Criminal Charges for Sharing a Research Paper Online
by Timothy Vollmer Open AccessDiego Gómez, the Colombian student who for the last three years has been prosecuted for sharing an academic paper online, has been cleared of criminal charges. The decision was delivered today by a judge in the Bogotá Circuit Criminal Court. In 2014 Diego was a student in conservation and wildlife management, with poor access to…
In Uruguay, 14 people convicted for making copies of educational resources
by Jorge Gemetto CopyrightLast week, 14 people were convicted by an Uruguayan judge for the crime of making copies of educational resources. The defendants, owners of copy shops located near the University of the Republic (Universidad de la República) in Montevideo, have been sentenced to seven months in prison, although the judge has conditionally suspended the imprisonment. The…