The University Library of Maribor in cooperation with the Central Technical Library of the University of Ljubljana invites you to a professional event entitled Copyright and open science, which will take place in Friday, 3 October 2025, at 9 am in the Glazer Hall of the University Library Maribor.
The event is aimed at discussing current issues of copyright law in the context of open science. We will focus on free licences and the copyright obstacles and challenges faced by researchers. We will pay special attention to the right of secondary publication, which was included in the Law on Scientific Research and Innovation in May this year and represents an important step towards greater accessibility of scientific publications. The event will also present copyright aspects of the use of online platforms relevant for researchers.
The event will take place exclusively live.
Programme
8.30-9.00 Registration of participants
9.00-9.10 Opening address
9.10-10.10
Licences in Open Science (Associate Prof. Dr. Matija Damjan, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana)
10.10-11.10
Right to secondary publication (Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, LL.M. (Harvard), LL.M. (Torino), Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI)
11.10-11.20 Coffee break
11.20-12.20
Use of copyright works on online platforms (Anika Rovan, University Library Maribor)
12.20-12.50
Barriers and Incentives to Open Science in Slovenian Copyright Law - KR21 Study (Dr. Maja Bogataj Jančič, LL.M. (Harvard), LL.M. (Torino), Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI with the support of Knowledge Rights 21) *
12.50-13.20 Lunch break
13.20-14.00
Strategy for Copyright, Data Management for Artificial Intelligence and Open Science in Slovenia (Dr Maja Bogataj Jančič, LL.M. (Harvard), LL.M. (Torino), Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute ODIPI) **
The event is free, but registration is required. You can do this here. Places are limited.
Speakers
Dr Maja Bogataj Jančič, LL.M. (Harvard), LL.M. (Turin)
Founder and Head of the Open Data and Intellectual Property Institute (ODIPI), she works in the areas of copyright, open science and data governance in the digital environment, with a particular focus on the impact of new technologies such as artificial intelligence. She is the national coordinator of the project Knowledge Rights 21 for Slovenia and Regional Coordinator for the Western Balkans.
Assoc. prof. dr. Matija Damjan
Associate Professor of Civil and Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Director of the Institute for Comparative Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, and Secretary of the Editorial Board of the journal Legal Yearbook. His research and teaching focuses on intellectual property law and the law of the information society, with an emphasis on the legal challenges posed by information technologies and artificial intelligence.
Anika Rovan, MSc.
Master of Law, working at the University Library of Maribor. Her professional work focuses on legal issues in the library sector, in particular the use of copyright works in the digital environment and on online platforms. Her work connects legal aspects with practical challenges of access to scientific and scholarly content.
This event is co-financed by the Open Science Action Plan for the implementation of ReZrIS Action 6.230.
* Lecture Barriers and Incentives to Open Science in Slovenian Copyright Law - KR21 Study is co-funded by KR21.
** Lecture Strategy for Copyright, Data Management for Artificial Intelligence and Open Science in Slovenia is co-funded by ODIPI.
