It is finally April and we can start getting excited for Spring. Well, at one point hopefully. In the Romanian calendar, April is called florar coming from the Romanian word for flower. It is the month were flowers bloom. It is also when the hanami takes place in Japan. The custom reminds us to slow down and enjoy the beauty of flowers.

In the UK it is bluebell season. The woods around were I live are covered in a beautiful carpet of bluebells and the smell is intoxicating. Why not take a break from the digital world and take a stroll in nature?! If you work at Loughborough University, why no visit Burleigh Wood for a stroll?!

But before enjoying those nice and sometimes sunny Spring days, why not have a read of this month’s copyright selection? As usual, we picked the best courses, reports, videos, books and journal articles for you.

We are staying firmly in the world of AI and copyright, looking at the Mumumelon controversy, and of course we continue to look at sustainability. On the 26th of April, we are celebrating the World Intellectual Property Day and this year’s theme is all around the world of sport. Why not take part?! We certainly have a blog post in mind, but it’s a secret! Shhh!

Without further ado, here are this month’s reads! Enjoy!

Balancing the Global Copyright System in the Public Interest: An Analysis of the African Group’s Proposed Instrument on Limitations and Exceptions [Policy Brief]

Romania: A new Chapter [YouTube Video]

CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance: Legal and Ethical Perspectives [Webinar]

COPY-IT ( Italian copyright law after the most recent EU legislative reforms: impact assessments, best practices and reform proposals to build a more efficient and fairer system)

Copyright Suits v. AI Companies [AI Litigation Tracker]

What to do if your creative work is copied or stolen online

IVIR Course on International Copyright Law (Scholarship) [Course]

Cox v. Sony Music Comes to Hollywood

World Intellectual Property Day: April 26, 2026: IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate

‘Creativity for the public good’: reframing copyright law reform in New Zealand

Urban green spaces are scarce, while climate and wealth impact access

Copyright’s Hidden Power over Culture and Knowledge [Book]

WIPO Academy – [DL] IP eLearning [Course]

Knowledge on environment, climate and sustainability [Report]

Taylor Swift’s IP Savvy Becomes a Liability in ‘Showgirl’ Suit

Building climate-resilient agriculture in Europe: An economic perspective [Report]

Welcome to the CERL Provenance Digital Archive

How African creators are currently being exploited in the AI boom

Why we don’t recommend waiving your licensing fees

WIPO Publications

26: Provenance as accountability: Transparent and verifiable cataloguing for the digital age [Chapter]

WIPO Guidelines for Esports Players

Guidelines for Esports Tournament Organizers

Intellectual Property and Esports: An overview of the game

‘Mumumelon’ Purposefully Rips Off Lululemon But Is ‘Less Terrible’ For The Earth

Artificial intelligence for universities [Courses]

Compact Copyright: Quick Answers to Common Questions, Second Edition [Book]

EU Ecolabel facts and figures

We hope you enjoyed these reads and we hope to welcome you back next month for more exciting reads.

© Cristina Rusu

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