Video Summary of Last Week’s ACTA Stakeholder Hearing
Video posted to YouTube by MEP Marietje Schaake:
REPOST
Colombian Civil Society Statement on the Passage of FTA Implementation Legislation, #Leylleras2
RedPaTodos, a citizen participation platform that promotes discussion on copyright and its application on the Internet, warns that the adoption of Bill 201/2012, known in social networks and media as #LeyLleras2, failed the public debate, ignored citizens requests for participation,…
NAFTA statement on ACTA and TPP
by Geraldine Jaurez Yesterday there was a meeting of the NAFTA group, which put out this joint statement. Excerpt on ACTA: As leading sources of innovation and creativity, our three countries are committed to the protection and enforcement of intellectual…
Creative Commons Version 4.0 – License Draft Ready for Public Comment
Diane Peters, Creative Commons creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/32138 April 2, 2120 We are pleased to post for public comment the first discussion draft of version 4.0. This draft is the product of an extended (and unprecedented) requirements gathering period involving input from CC…
GTPI supports judicial decision annulling patent HIV / AIDS medicine
Below is the Statement of the Grupo de Trabalho Sobre, Propriedade Intelectual on the Brazlian government’s decision to annul Abbott Laboratories’ patent on lopinavir+ritonavir, an important antiretroviral medicine for the treatment of HIV The statement was originally released on the…
Research Councils UK Plans to Extend Open Access Policy
Reposted from University of Lincoln Research Blog Annalisa Jones (CC BY-SA 2.0) Research Councils UK (RCUK) have produced a draft policy paper which sees an amendment to open access policies whereby it will be mandatory for all RCUK-funded papers be made…
Open Access and Scholarly Publishing: Opportunities and Challenges to Nigerian Researchers
AUTHORS: Oghenetega Ivwighreghweta and Oghenovo Kelvin Onoriode, Western Delta University Nigeria ABSTRACT: The study examined the extent of researchers’ appreciation of open access scholarly publishing. It discussed the opportunities and the benefits of open access to scholars worldwide. Challenges of…
Creative Commons, U.S. Department of Education, Open Society Institute launch high profile video competition to highlight potential of free educational materials
From the Creative Commons Website: “Today Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Institute announce the launch of the Why Open Education Matters Video Competition. The competition will award cash prizes for the best short videos…
Open Education Week: March 5-12, 2012
The OpenCourseWare Consortium has announced the first Open Education Week, from March 5 to 12, which aims “to raise awareness of the open education movement and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide. Participation in all events and use of…
Mexican IP Enforcment Legislation Includes New Fines and Warrentless Searches
Repost of an IP-Enforcement Message from Geraldine Juarez: Senador Federico Doring has introduced a bill that empowers Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI) to send notifications to users based on allegations of infringement from rights holders. Unlike HADOPI, there…
Addressing the Proposed WIPO International Instrument on Limitations and Exceptions for Persons with Print Disabilities: Recommendation or Mandatory Treaty?
Margot Kaminski and Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid November 14, 2011 Abstract: This Working Paper addresses the proposed WIPO International Instrument on Limitations and Exceptions for Persons with Print Disabilities. We conclude that if WIPO wants to achieve compliance, this proposed instrument should…
Margot Kaminski: Plurilateral Trade Agreements Lack Protections for Users, Intermediaries
By Margot Kaminski, originally posted on Intellectual Property Watch. The role of online intermediaries in copyright enforcement is on the international negotiating table. The topic arose in early drafts of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), and has come up again…