[Gisela Pérez de Acha and Pepe Flores, Digital Rights LAC, Link (CC-BY)] On November 6 2015, the Mexican Ministry of Economy made public the Spanish version of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), allowing a wider view about the effects that the…
MPP, AbbVie and South African Department of Health work together to establish long-term solutions for antiretroviral therapies (ARVs) [MPP Press Release, Link (CC-BY)] The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) today announced a new licensing agreement with AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company,…
Document presented by the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) to the 31 Session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights Full Document (PDF) Introduction: GRULAC presents a proposal of discussion on questions regarding the update…
[Ryan Merkley, Creative Commons, Link (CC-BY)] I’m proud to share with you Creative Commons’ 2015 State of the Commons report, our best effort to measure the immeasurable scope of the commons by looking at the CC licensed content, along with…
[Maira Sutton, EFF, Link (CC-BY)] The Internet is a diverse ecosystem of private and public stakeholders. By excluding a large sector of communities—like security researchers, artists, libraries, and user rights groups—trade negotiators skewed the priorities of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)…
[La Quadrature du Net, Link (CC-BY-SA)] Today, the European Commission has presented its proposal to reform copyright law in the European Union. This package includes a proposal for a regulation on portability of online services, as well as a communication…
[International Federation of Library Associations, Link (CC-BY)] Today IFLA joined a wide coalition of stakeholders representing civil society, news publishers, libraries, consumers and the digital industry in expressing concern regarding the European Commission’s approach in consulting on copyright matters. We…
[Ernesto for TorrentFreak, Link (CC-BY)] The German Supreme Court has opened the door for ISP blockades of copyright infringing sites. In a landmark decision the court ruled that ISPs can be required to block websites if copyright holders fail to…
[Software Freedom Law Center, Link (CC-BY-SA)] The first official public release of the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement (known universally as the TPP) on November 5, 2015 generated much heated speculation. The ideal of “open agreements, openly arrived…
The royalty-free agreement allows manufacturers to develop daclatasvir for 112 low- and middle-income countries [MPP Press Release, Link (CC-BY-NC-ND] The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) today announced its first licence for a hepatitis C medicine, signing an agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb…
EIFL welcomes Poland’s new copyright law that brings library services into the twenty-first century [Electronic Information for Libraries, Link (CC-BY)] The new Polish Copyright Act [link in Polish] enters into force on 20th November 2015 bringing library services in Poland…
[Piyushi Kotecha, Sarua, Link (CC-BY-SA)] Balancing tertiary institution budgets — without fee increases and with increases in costs due to inflation and potential insourcing — are not the only headaches facing vice-chancellors and their councils. The growing challenges over procuring essential…