ZwollE-zine (edition 1 - March 2003)

["Westrienen van, Gerard" <vanwestrienen@xxxxxxx>]

'ZwollE-zine'

The electronic magazine about copyright management in higher education.

March 2003

Contents of this edition:

1. Introduction to this first edition
2. Principles: balancing stakeholder interests in scholarship-friendly
copyright practices
3. Good Practices in university copyright policies and agreements
4. Calendar
5. An introduction to the website 'Copyright Management for Scholarship'
6. New book release(s)
7. Initial results of the Romeo Project
8. Subscription information

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1.Introduction

Welcome to this first edition of the ZwollE-zine, the electronic magazine
about Copyright Management in higher education. Its aim is to inform
interested parties about recent developments in the field of copyright and
universities, and keep them up to date regarding new additions to the
'Copyright Management for Scholarship' website (www.surf.nl/copyright)
The name of this magazine, ZwollE-zine, refers to a medium-sized town in the
Netherlands where two international working conferences on copyright and
universities were held in 2001 and 2002.
Any suggestions for this magazine or the copyright website are welcome at
copyright@xxxxxxx


2. Principles: balancing stakeholder interests in scholarship-friendly
copyright practices

In February 2003 the 'Zwolle Principles: Balancing stakeholder interests in
scholarship-friendly copyright practices' were adapted and sent to those who
had participated in the second Zwolle Conference. The adaptations included
comments and suggestions made at the conference, at which a draft version of
the Principles was discussed. As declared by all participants, it is
important that stakeholders not only publicly endorse these Principles but
also actively promote them.
You will find the Zwolle Principles and an introduction to them posted on
the Copyright Management for Scholarship website (www.surf.nl/copyright) We
hereby request that you inform your colleagues and/or your organisation
about these Principles. We are very interested in how they are received and
we welcome any feedback on copyright@xxxxxxx


3. Good Practices in university copyright policies and agreements

The second Zwolle Conference succeeded in taking forward the process of
reaching agreement between the various parties involved in 'Copyright and
Universities' into a statement of principles now known as the 'Zwolle
Principles'. According to the Principles the objective is the optimal
management and clear allocation of rights balancing the interests of all
stakeholders. The aim is to make the Principles of practical use to the
stakeholders in formulating their own copyright policies. When applying the
Principles to particular situations, stakeholders may find it helpful to
have examples of good practice. These good practices must in turn illustrate
a clear allocation of rights and balance of interests with regard to the
various stakeholders involved. Work has thus begun on a project aimed at
identifying good practice in university copyright management. The results
will be published by mid 2003 on the SURF 'Copyright Management for
Scholarship' website, and will serve as a helpful resource for anyone
responsible for drafting copyright policies relating to academic
publications.


4. Calendar

* Announcement of the Zwolle III Conference
The third Zwolle Conference will be held in Zwolle, the Netherlands, on
March 24-26, 2004.
This gathering will focus on practices and 'how to make them work'. News
about the event will be posted in the ZwollE-zine. This month the Steering
Committee will meet in London to discuss preparations for the Zwolle III
Conference.

* Conference 'Ownership and Control in the Academic World: Intellectual
Property Issues Facing Colleges, Universities and Researchers'
The Paul University College of Law
Chicago, April 3, 2003
For more information go to
http://www.law.depaul.edu/opportunities/institutes_centers/intellectual_prop
erty

* Intellectual Property Forum 2003
The Said Business School Oxford University
Oxford, April 25, 2003
FOr the IP Forum homepage go to http://www.ip-institute.org.uk/index.html

* Conference 'Ownership and control: managing intellectual property rights
in universities'
London, April 28, 2003
For more information go to
http://www.publishers.org.uk/paweb/paweb.nsf/pubframe


5. 'Copyright Management for Scholarship' website: an introduction to
www.surf.nl/copyright

The Copyright Management for Scholarship website ('Copyright website' for
short) was launched by the SURF Foundation in November 2002. Initially its
aim was to provide relevant information about the conference on Copyright
and Universities, which was held in the Netherlands in December 2002. In
preparing the conference, however, the Steering Committee realised that the
value of the website would be enhanced by expanding it to include more
references to other information as well as news and examples of good
practices. As a result, the website now offers interested parties a unique
resource embracing a wide range of information on the subject of Copyright
and Universities.
In addition to a short introduction, the homepage contains three links,
namely Scholarly Communication, Course Materials and Countries/regions, all
grouped under the heading 'Key Issues and Good Practices'. The last of these
links lists an extensive range of good practices, further examples,
resources and related organisations for each country or region. 'Zwolle
conferences' provides comprehensive background information on the two
conferences held on the subject of Copyright and Universities in 2001 and
2002. Other interesting resources on copyright relevant to universities and
organisations dealing with the issue are listed under 'Related information'.
At present the website is being updated with additional relevant links to
websites, examples etc. The latest update was the posting of the Zwolle
Principles, as stated at the beginning of this issue.
To assist us in keeping this website up to date, all ideas, comments and
examples you may have are more than welcome. Please send your
recommendations to copyright@xxxxxxx or visit our website at
www.surf.nl/copyright


6. New book release(s)

In March 2003 a new book on Universities and Intellectual Property will be
published. The book is written by Ms. Ann Monotti and Professor Sam
Ricketson. Ann Monotti is senior lecturer at Monash University Melbourne
Australia. Besides several memberships of associations regarding
intellectual property, Ann is also a member of the Steering Committee of
Copyright Management for Scholarship. Sam Ricketson is Professor at Law at
the University of Melbourne, Australia.
The book is called 'Universities and Intellectual Property Ownership and
Exploitation'. It draws on the intellectual property policies of
universities in the UK, Australia and the United States. Some of the topics
dealt with are the allocations of rights and how universities do this
through their policies, policy developments, future directions for ownership
and commercial exploitation.
Ms. Ann Monotti will be a speaker on the Intellectual Property Forum 2003 at
the Said Business School Oxford University on Friday 25th of April 2003. She
will give a talk on the legal issues Patenting and Technology transfer.


7. Initial results of the Romeo Project

The RoMEO Project (Rights MEtadata for Open archiving) - funded by the Joint
Information Systems Committee JISC (www.jisc.ac.uk), investigates the rights
issues surrounding the 'self-archiving' of research in the UK academic
community under the Open Archive Initiative's (www.openarchives.org)
Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
(www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html). It will perform a
series of stakeholder surveys to ascertain how 'give-away' research
literature (and metadata) is used, and how it should be protected. Building
on existing schemas and vocabularies (such as Open Digital Rights Language)
a series of rights elements will be developed. A solution for the protection
of the IPR in metadata itself will also be created.

The initial results of the ROMEO Project are now available on the ROMEO
website http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ls/disresearch/romeo/index.html
under "Copyright policies".

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8. Subscription information

'ZwollE-zine' is a quarterly magazine that aims to inform interested parties
about developments in the field of copyright and higher education. Located
in the Netherlands, the city of Zwolle has been the site of two conferences
on the topic of Copyright and Universities.

Editor: SURF Foundation, Utrecht. SURF is the higher education and research
partnership organisation for network services and information and
communications technology (ICT).

SURF has launched an international website on 'Copyright Management for
Scholarship' where more information on this topic can be found.
(www.surf.nl/copyright)

Your reactions or recommendations can be addressed to
mailto:copyright@xxxxxxx
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The editors have composed this e-zine with the utmost care.
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