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ALPSP works to represent the views of the scholarly publishing community, and not-for-profit publishers in particular, through a range of policy work. We monitor and assess the impact of public consultations and changes to law worldwide to assist our members in adapting to legislative changes and the wider political environment. Work in this area includes:
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Brought to you by the ALPSP Copyright Committee, this quarterly bulletin will bring you up to date on policy and legislation related topics. Only available to ALPSP Members.
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ALPSP members only: US News Update, Copyright Exhaustian, UKRI Review on Open Access, Academia.edu, Audible Captions questioned and other policy news. read more
ALPSP Members only: Brexit & Copyright: 5 issues for the publishing sector, US Senate Judiciary Committee Passes CASE Act, GDPR: One year on, Plan S: Recent Developments and other policy news. read more
The Joint Committee on Legal Deposit (JCLD) 2018 post-implementation review of the UK 2013 Non-Print Legal Deposit regulations was approved by Government in April 2019. Four areas were identified as requiring change. ALPSP members please log in t... read more
ALPSP members only: EU Copyright Directive; Supreme Court rules that registration is required before enforcement of copyright; Review of the UK Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations 2013; South Africa Copyright Bill and other polic... read more
ALPSP Members only: Plan S; EU Copyright Directive; UK IPO calls for evidence on copyright exceptions, ECL and orphan works; Institutional Archiving Agreement; Data protection in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit and other policy news. read more