Library Orgs Criticize WIPO’s Scoping Study on Public Lending Right (PLR)
infojustice 2024-10-22
Summary:
A recent article published by EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) contends that the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) draft study on Public Lending Right (PLR) is fundamentally flawed. The PLR system allows authors and rightsholders to receive compensation for the non-commercial lending of their works by libraries. The WIPO scoping study assessed PLR systems across […]