[originally posted on the Access blog by Perter Micek under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-NY)] The Panamanian Congress recently passed a dangerous copyright bill, and it is one step away from becoming law. That’s why civil society organizations from…
On September 26, the plenary of the National Assembly approved on third debate the Bill No. 510 on Copyright and Related Rights. During the debate, Rep. Jose Blandon claimed that the text was not sufficiently disclosed or accessed. Despite the…
On September 27, California Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills into law to provide open access textbooks to students in the University of California university system. SB 1052, establishes the California Open Education Resources Council, which will guide the development…
Co-authored by Carolina Rossini and Carolina Botero. Reposted from the EFF Deeplinks Blog. After years of being one of the most progressive regions in the world in terms of balanced copyright policy, Latin America is unfortunately sliding into copyright maximalism,…
[Blog by Leena Menghaney, India Manager of the Médecins Sans Frontières Access Campaign. Originally posted as a BMJ Blog under a CC-BY-NC license.] This month, two critical legal battles between multinational pharmaceutical companies and the Indian government are taking center…
Panama’s Bill no. 510, reforming the countries law on copyright and neighboring rights, was approved today by the Congress in third debate. Under the Panamanian system, the law will now be sent back to the executive branch for final passage.…
[Reposted from the author’s blog technollama] In a Rogue’s Gallery of copyright legislation, many efforts deserve mention. The DMCA is surely there, together with Japan’s new copyright law, the Digital Economy Act, and Ley Sinde. But a new Panamanian copyright…
Last month, the Panamanian executive branch introduced new copyright legislation to bring the nation into compliance with its Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. The executive would like the legislature to pass it by October. Bill no. 510 “On Author’s…
Copyright legislation has been introduced in Panama in order to bring the country into compliance with the terms of its trade agreement with the United States. Bill no. 510 “On Author’s Rights and Neighboring Rights” (Sobre Derechos e Autor y…
Nearly 12,000 people have signed a petition in support of a lawsuit challenging Colombia's copyright bill passed last year to comply with the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
Senator Camilo Romero has challenged the controversial law (known popularly as "Ley Lleras 2") in the Constitutional Court. He warns that the law severely limits rights such as freedom of expression and privacy, and it restricts access to knowledge.
The Australian Law Reform Commission is seeking submissions on its paper Copyright and Digital Economy Issues Paper. The paper and questions it raises are described below. The deadline for submissions is November 16, 2012. August 2012: With a view towards…
[Post from cis-india.org] India’s Copyright Act is a relatively balanced instrument that recognises the interests of consumers through its broad private use exception, and by facilitating the compulsory licensing of works that would otherwise be unavailable. However, the compulsory licensing…