[Joint civil society letter, Link] Dear Member of Congress: As organizations concerned with public health in the United States and across the world, we are alarmed by the implications for access to medicines of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), signed by…
EIFL joins an open letter to the European Commission calling for ambitious copyright reform without curtailing internet freedoms [Electronic Information for Libraries, Link (CC-BY)] EIFL has joined an open letter addressed to senior figures at the European Commission responsible for the…
The European Union has published its report on the 12th round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment (TTIP) negotiations, held in Brussels Februiary 22-26. The full document is available here. The section reporting on the intellectual property negotiation (pp. 15-16) follows:…
New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Link) Submissions are due by 5pm on Wednesday, 30 March 2016 Submission template (MS Word) Discussion paper (PDF) Summary: On 9 March 2016, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs announced the…
Open Education Week is a global event that seeks to raise awareness of free and open sharing in education and the benefits they bring to teachers and learners. Coordinated by the Open Education Consortium, the event showcases projects, resources, and ideas from around…
[Australian Digital Alliance, Link (CC-BY)] This week is Fair Use Week/Fair Dealing Week, and initiative started by the Association of Research Libraries which celebrates the importance of flexible exceptions to copyright systems around the world. So it seems like the perfect…
AJIC, Link Centre, University of Witwatersrand, Link The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) invites submissions to its Issue 19, 2016, which will be a thematic issue focusing on matters of “Knowledge Governance for Development”. AJIC is a peer-reviewed,…
‘Patent opposition’ seeks to ensure millions of people left out of Gilead licensing deals can access affordable generics [Médecins Sans Frontières] New Delhi/New York, 26 February 2016— In proceedings that could have major implications for millions of people waiting for…
[IP Watch, Link (CC-BY)] Today, United States President Barack Obama sent two signed multilateral copyright treaties negotiated at the World Intellectual Property Organization to the US Senate for ratification. The treaties are the 2012 Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances and…
Kick-off conference starts debate on ratification of treaty for the benefit of persons with print disabilities [Electronic Information for Libraries, Link (CC-BY)] ‘Copyright in the Digital Age: Access to Information and Knowledge’ was a one-day international conference that took place…
[Natalia Mileszyk, Communia Association, Link (CC-0)] While at this stage almost everyone agrees that the EU’s 2001 Copyright Framework is outdated and needs to be reformed, there is a very broad spectrum of ideas of what such a reform should…
[Kate Ribet, MSF/Fix the Patent Laws, Link (CC-BY-SA)] Leading up to World Cancer Day (4 February 2016), the Fix the Patent Laws coalition released a short video highlighting how shortcomings in South Africa’s patent laws contribute to barriers to access…