Research
- Sean Flynn and Michael Palmedo. The User Rights Database: Measuring the Impact of Opening Copyright Exceptions. Fifth Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest. September, 2018.
- Sean Flynn and Michael Palmedo. The User Rights Database: Measuring the Impact of Copyright Balance. PIJIP Working Paper 2017-03. November 2017.
- Handout: English | Portuguese
- Copyright User Rights Database
- PIJIP Copyright User Rights Survey
Model Flexible Use Clause and Supporting Documents
- Model Flexible Use Clause, v.1.0
- Masterlist: Limitations and Exceptions Provisions in National Laws
- Appendix I: Presumptively Lawful Purposes (Survey of Specific L&Es)
- Appendix II: Examples of Flexible Limitations and Exceptions from Existing and Proposed Laws
- Appendix III: Responding to Frequently Asked Questions About Flexible Use Provisions
Further Resources/Analysis
- Smartcopying. Guide for educators prepared by the Australian government’s Copyright Advisory Group
- ReCreateZA.org. South African civil society group comprised of filmmakers, writers and other creators.
- Review of TPM provisions most protective of user rights
- Global Fair Use and Fair Dealing Decisions
- Fair use and the U.S. Library Experience
- Korean Fair Use and the Three Step Test
- Public Statement on the U.S. Proposal for a Limitations and Exceptions Clause in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
- Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright in Israel
Copyright Scholarship by Global Expert Network Members
Sean Flynn and Michael Palmedo. The User Rights Database: Measuring the Impact of Copyright Balance. PIJIP Working Paper 2017-03 Link
Christophe Geiger & Elena Izyumenko, Copyright on the Human Rights Trial: Redefining the Boundaries of Exclusivity Through Freedom of Expression, 45(3) Int’l. Rev. Intell. Prop. Compet. L. (2017) Link
Christophe Geiger et al., Opinion of the CEIPI on the European Commission’s Proposal to Reform Copyright Limitations and Exceptions in the European Union (Center for International Intellectual Property Studies Research Paper No. 9, 2017)Link
Christophe Geiger, Copyright as an Access Right, Securing Cultural Participation Through the Protection of Creators’ Interests (Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition Research Paper No. 15, 2017) Link
Christophe Geiger, Freedom of Artistic Creativity and Copyright Law: A Compatible Combination?, 8 UC Irvine L. Rev. 3 (2017)Link
Australian National University Press, What if we could Reimagine Copyright? (Rebecca Giblin & Kimberlee Weatherall eds., 2017) Link
Peter K. Yu, Customizing Fair Use Transplants (Texas A&M University School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 78, 2017) Link
Teresa Nobre, Copyright and Education in Europe: 15 Everyday Cases in 15 Countries (2017) Link
Christophe Geiger et al., The Introduction of a Neighbouring Right for Press Publisher at EU Level: The Unneeded (and Unwanted) Reform, 39(4) Eur. Intellect. Prop. Rev. 202 (2017) Link
Christophe Geiger & Elena Izyumenko, The Role of Human Rights in Copyright Enforcement Online: Elaborating a Legal Framework for Website Blocking: 32(1) Am. U. Int’l L. Rev. 43 (2016) Link
Michael Birnhack et al., Joint Special 301 Comment on Identification of Countries Under Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (2016) Link
Rebecca Giblin, Is It Copyright’s Role to Fill Houses with Books? (Monash University Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 7, 2016) Link
Caroline Ncube, Fair Is as Fair Does: Contractual Normative Regulation of Copyright User Contracts in South Africa (2015)Link
Niva Elkin, Copyright in the Digital Ecosystem: A User-Rights Approach (2015) Link
Niva Elkin & Orit Frischman Afori, Taking Users’ Rights to the Next Level: A Pragmatist Approach to Fair Use, Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. (2015) Link
Rebecca Giblin & Kimberlee Weatherall, At the Intersection of Public Service and the Market: Libraries and the Future of Lending, 26 AIPJ 4-26 (2015)Link
Lucie Guibault et al., Is Europe Falling Behind in Data Mining? Copyright’s Impact on Data Mining in Academic Research (2015)Link
Kimberlee Weatherall, The Australia-US Free Trade Agreement’s Impact on Australia’s Copyright Trade Policy, 69 AJIA 538-558 (2015) Link
Sean Flynn. Copyright Legal and Practical Reform for the South African Film Industry. The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), Issue 16, 2015 Link
Christophe Geiger, Daniel J. Gervais and Martin Senftleben. The Three-Step-Test Revisited: How to Use the Test’s Flexibility in National Copyright Law. 29 American University International Law Review 3 (2014)Link
Christophe Geiger, Challenges for the Enforcement of Copyright in the Online World: Time for a New Approach (Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition Research Paper No. 1 2014) Link
Christophe Geiger et al., The Three-Step Test Revisited: How to Use the Test’s Flexibility in National Copyright Law (PIJIP Research Paper No. 12, 2013) Link
Gwen Hinze et al., Solving the Orphan Works Problem for the United States, 37 Colum. J.L. & Arts (2013) Link
Gwen Hinze et al., The Fair Use Doctrine in the United States – A Response to the Kernochan Report (2013) Link
Caroline B. Ncube, ACTA & Access to Learning Materiols In Morocco: An Examination of How ACTA Impacts the Creation of a Moroccan Orphan Works Regime (PIJIP Research Paper No. 1, 2012)Link
Hong Xue, One Step Ahead Two Steps Back: Reverse Engineering 2nd Draft for 3rd Revision of the Chinese Copyright Law (PIJIP Research Paper No. 9, 2012)Link
Alberto Cerda Silva, Beyond the Unrealistic Solution for Development Provided by the Appendix of the Berne Convention on Copyright (PIJIP Research Paper No. 8, 2012)Link
Michael W. Carroll, Why Full Open Access Matters (PIJIP Research Paper No. 45, 2011)Link
Peter Jaszi & Sean Flynn, Untold Stories in South Africa: Creative Consequences of the Rights-Clearing Culture for Documentary Filmmakers (PIJIP Research Paper No. 20, 2009)Link
Peter Yu, Fair Use and Its Global Paradigm Evolution Link
Peter Yu, Customizing Fair Use Transplants Link
Christopher Geiger, “Fair Use” Through Fundamental Rights: When Freedom of Artistic Expression Allows Creative Appropriations and Opens Up Statutory Copyright Limitations Link
Christopher Geiger, Freedom of Artistic Creativity and Copyright Law: A Compatible Combination? Link
Christopher Geiger, Opinion of the CEIPI on the European Commission’s Proposal to Reform Copyright Limitations and Exceptions in the European Union Link
Christopher Geiger, Copyright on the Human Rights’ Trial: Redefining the Boundaries of Exclusivity Through Freedom of Expression Link
Christopher Geiger, The Introduction of a Neighboring Right for Press Publisher at EU Level: The Unneeded (and Unwanted) Reform Link
Christopher Geiger, The Role of Human Rights in Copyright Enforcement Online: Elaborating a Legal Framework for Website Blocking Link
Christopher Geiger, Statutory Licenses As Enabler of Creative Uses Link
Christopher Geiger, Copyright As An Access Right Securing Cultural Participation Through the Protection of Creators’ Interests Link
Christopher Geiger, Reaction of CEIPI to the Resolution on the Implementation of Directive 2001/29/EC on the Harmonisation of Copyright in the Information Society Adopted by the EP on the 9th July 2015 Link
Christopher Geiger, European Copyright Society: Limitations and Exceptions as Key Elements of the Legal Framework for Copyright in the EU Link
Christopher Geiger, Challenges for the Enforcement of Copyright in the Online World: Time for a New Approach Link
Christopher Geiger, European Copyright Society Response to the Public Consultation on the EC Copyright Review Link
Michael Geist, Canadian Copyright, OA, and OER: Why the Open Access Road Still Leads Back to Copyright Link
Michael Geist, U.S. Lobby Groups Take Aim at Canadian Copyright Law in NAFTA Comments: No Balance, No Fair Use & No Cultural Exception Link
Michael Geist, Why Copyright Law Poses a Barrier to Canada’s Artificial Intelligence Ambitions Link
Michael Geist, Scare Tactics Down Under: The Ongoing Global Effort to Mislead on Canadian Copyright Link
Michael Geist, Why Copyright Reform Won’t Solve the Troubles Faced by the Newspaper Industry Link
Michael Geist, Fictional Claims: Why Kids are Not Suffering With Canada’s Copyright Fair Dealing Rules Link
Michael Geist, Copyright Board Ruling Strikes Fair Balance in Heated Education Fight
Michael Geist, Fairness Confirmed: Copyright Board Deals Another Blow to Access Copyright Link
Michael Geist, the Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Link
Michael Geist, Access Copyright’s Desperate Declaration of War Against Fair Dealing Link
Michael Geist, My CRTC Submission on the Bell Coalition Site Blocking Plan: Why It Is Disproportionate, Harmful, and Inconsistent with Global Standards Link
Michael Geist, The First Rule of Copyright Reform: Don’t Mess with Free Speech and Net Neutrality Link
Christopher Geiger, Opinion of the CEIPI on the European Commission’s Copyright Reform Proposal, with a focus on the introduction of neighboring rights for press publishers in EU Law Link
Peter Jaszi et al., Report on Copyright, Permissions, and Fair Use among Visual Artists and the Academic and Museum Visual Arts Communities (2014) Link
Kimberlee Weatherall et al., Submission in Response to the Australian Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into IP Arrangements Draft Report (UNSW Law Research Paper No. 51, 2016) Link