[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”-84px|auto||auto||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Sean Flynn, James Love, Jonathan Band, Geneva, 2024 There is a significant push at this week’s meetings…

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet examined the standards and policy considerations that should be applied to whether IP protection should be given to inventions (patents) or creative…

In a recent paper on the copyright issues emerging with the rise of generative AI, Christophe Geiger delves into how copyright laws should evolve from a human rights perspective. He advocates for copyright law which centers human creativity and creators,…

Desmond Oriakhogba recently published a set of suggestions for amendments to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Good Practice Toolkit for Collective Management Organisations 2021 (CMO Toolkit) through American University’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. The suggestions are intended…

European Union lawmakers recently gave final approval to the Artificial Intelligence Act, or “AI Act,” in a 71-8 vote with 7 abstentions. The AI Act is the first of its kind, and could influence other governments’ efforts to regulate AI…

A recent paper proposed a series of private-law-centered solutions to overcome data lockout in situations where digital platforms are using contract law to prevent the use of data for research purposes. Although companies generally lack IP rights over the data…

In a win for information justice, the Court of Justice of the European Union recently ruled that there was an overriding public interest in disclosing “harmonised standards” of the EU. Public.Resource.Org Inc. and Right to Know CLG had requested access…

The COMMUNIA Association recently published a report on researchers’ first-hand experiences using copyrighted materials to conduct valuable research – and shaped these perspectives into recommendations for copyright reform at the national, EU, and international level.  Interviews with librarians, linguists, historians,…

In the global discourse surrounding technological advancements, Africa’s engagement with Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly gaining attention, particularly within legal and regulatory spheres. The recent Ninth Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies provided a platform…