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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nCristina Rusu presenting at Edinburgh Open Research Conference<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This month’s copyright reads have a mix of everything. We look at copyright in the wild and in other territories, plastic pollution, how to keep cool and of course, we look at a hungry museum visitor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n View over Lindisfarne. \u00a9<\/strong> Cristina Rusu, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wiley acquires Emerald Publishing in \u00a3337m deal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The AI vibe shift is real: Why the backlash is growing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Worried about the next heatwave? How southern Europeans keep their homes cool without air con<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Advance your skills with these 10 online courses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A Note from Re:Create: Why the Pope Skipped Copyright (and Policymakers Should, Too)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Developments in the U.K. and Germany Target Google\u2019s AI-Generated Summaries<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Spain\u2019s renewables revolution is paying off: Electricity bills are lower despite energy crisis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Plastic food packaging blankets the world\u2019s coastlines, study finds<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Europe\u2019s bathing waters remain safe to swim<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bots are scraping open data \u2014 how should researchers respond?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Addressing the Impact of AI Bots on Repositories: OpenAIRE’s New Working Group<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Europe\u2019s heat pumps replace Middle East gas imports twice over. Which country is leading the way?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sonnenfinsternis, Perseiden, Mondfinsternis: Was der Sommer 2026 am Himmel bereith\u00e4lt<\/a> [German article on what to look forward to during starry nights: Sun and Moon eclipses, and Perseid meteor shower]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n From yoghurt to luxury sails: how to shade your home from supercharged UK heatwaves<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Threat of ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ spreads along Europe’s beaches with climate change<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n From misting fans to wearable air conditioners: Here\u2019s the tech to keep you cool this summer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n More than 150 shipwrecks discovered beneath Gibraltar waters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n London climate week disrupted by \u2026 the climate<\/a> [Oh, the irony]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The mistakes people make when trying to keep their home cool in a heatwave<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Generative AI art and copyright governance: Rethinking the adaptation right and its limits<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Overheated and underprepared \u2014 Europeans\u2019 experience of living with climate change<\/a> [Report]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Announcing: UKRN\u2019s Open Research Programme considers the equality impact of open research work<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Copyright protection of prompted generative AI outputs in the United Kingdom: A preliminary taxonomy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Reframing Repositories: Why Repositories Matter More Than Ever!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A for Effort: How AI Upends Copyright Law<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsevier et al. sue Meta over AI training: what\u2019s at stake for researchers?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Decolonization in action: Lessons from the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019ethnographie de Gen\u00e8ve<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Can Software Copyright in the EU Survive the End of Programming?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Barriers to Research: Insights into the Patchwork of Research Exceptions in European Copyright Laws and Practical Perspectives from European Researchers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Horizon Europe Research Manager Event 14 July 2026 09:00-16:30 University of Warwick<\/a><\/strong> [Event]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Who Owns What AI Creates? China’s Courts Have Started Answering \u2014 and the Answer Is Nuanced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Brad Pitt sued by intimate skincare brand over name dispute, company seeks damages<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Exploring Digital Cultural Heritage Access, Use, Value and Sustainability<\/a> [Book]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018They picked the wrong artist\u2019: how a Dallas mural cover-up led to a $25m lawsuit against Fifa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The state of AI and intellectual property \u2013 a thematic scientometric assessment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Copyright implications of super-intelligence<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AI ready: how to prepare archives for Artificial Intelligence, improve discoverability, and enhance access<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n UK media websites given power to block Google using their articles in AI search<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Taylor Swift trademarking her voice and likeness points to a new legal frontier in combating AI deepfakes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 50 years of litter on Skye<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Updates to the Copyright Act. The Government is preparing to update the Copyright Act 1994.<\/a> [News from New Zealand]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Case for Fonts: The Copyrightability of Font Software in the United States<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fender\u2019s Cease-and-Desist Campaign Over Stratocaster-Style Guitars Raises New IP Questions for Guitar Makers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Europe\u2019s next copyright reform moves a step closer to reality: what can we tell from the twin Commission consultations?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A successful open access book mandate requires infrastructure not compliance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Workshop on Plastic Litter in T\u00f3rshavn: From Disappearing Waste to Visible Consequences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Navigating Activist Archiving: Saving Ephemeral Moments Ethically and Legally<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chicken Soup for the Soul Sues the Entire AI Industry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How \u2018learnrights\u2019 would compensate creators for AI model training<\/a> [US]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cox and Effect: Why Volitional Conduct Is AI Copyright\u2019s Next Battleground<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Achieving Global Open Access The Need for Scientific, Epistemic and Participatory Openness<\/a> [Book]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/P1020690-1024x398.jpg\")
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