Positions & responses
From time to time APD needs to adopt a position on an evolving issue, or we want to support a position taken by one of our sister associations, or we feel impelled to respond to public consultations. A checklist follows:
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Copyright in the Knowledge Economy |
PA response to a Green Paper from the Internal Market and Services Directorate of the European Commission, November 2008 Copyright in the Knowledge Economy - UK response to EC - November 2008
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Report on the Outlook for Copyright in the European Union |
Report on the Outlook for Copyright in the EU - European Parliament - 26 January 2009 This report makes a favourable assessment of the application of the 2001 Copyright Directive and harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright. To counter opposition to it within the European Parliament, the Federation of European Publishers called on publishing houses to become signatories to the following open letter in February 2009. Open Letter to MEPs on Outlook for Copyright February 2009
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Copyright - the Future |
PA sent a response to this UKIPO consultation on copyright (see www.ipo.gov.uk/c-policy-consultation.pdf) in February 2009, as follows: Copyright - the Future: PA response to UKIPO February 2009 |
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PA-ALPSP-STM joint statement and full response |
This joint statement was issued in initial response to the JISC-sponsored report 'Economic Implications of Alternative Scholarly Publishing Models: Exploring the costs and benefits'
PA-ALPSP-STM joint statement 13 February 2009
A full and considered response to the report from the PA, ALPSP and STM follows: |
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JISC response to publisher comment on H-O JISC report
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Herewith JISC's response to the PA-ALPSP-STM joint statement above, issued in April 2009: |