Joint media release by 10 Library and Archivist Associations | Download PDF [Reposted from EIFL, Link CC-BY)] Discussions by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright & Related Rights (SCCR) broke down in the early hours of…
[Neeha Chaudry, CIS-India, Link (CC-BY)] On April 30, 2014, on Day 3 of the 27th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, a Signing Ceremony was conducted for member states wishing to sign the Marrakesh Treaty…
A Remarkable Achievement, Despite Losses to Hollywood & Govts Over Specific Language on Most Controversial Issues [Robin Gross, IP Justice, Link (CC-BY-ND-NC)] A few ‘big picture’ thoughts on the Netmundial meeting in Brazil this week and its final outcome document,…
Kajal Bhardwaj and Cecilia Oh UNITAID, World Health Organization In recent years, the number of bilateral and regional trade negotiations has been increasing. Many of these negotiations involve both developed and developing countries, and the ensuing free trade agreements often…
Professor Brook K. Baker, Northeastern U. School of Law Policy Analyst Health GAP Full Paper – PDF On or about March 18, 2014, a third draft of the renamed “equitable access” proposal was released by Mark Dybul, Executive Director of…
Author: Christopher Jon Sprigman Abstract: Not too long ago, conventional wisdom in the copyright field condemned copyright formalities as unnecessary and pernicious, and celebrated their removal from American law. Recently, however, an increasingly prominent strand of copyright scholarship has begun…
Pr. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, HepCoalition, Link 185 million people across the world are infected with HCV; 150 million are chronically infected. The HCV pandemic is concentrated in middle-income countries (MICs); while 15% of the 150 million people with chronic HCV live…
The cross regional statement below (Towards a Human Rights Approach to Intellectual Property) was delivered today – 14th March 2014 – by Egypt, on behalf of 90 countries, at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. It states that: “International…
[Electronic Information for Libraries, Link, (CC-BY)] Only between 1-7% of books worldwide are published in formats accessible to blind people such as Braille, large print, audio, DAISY Inaugural meeting of Ghana stakeholder group, Accra. Credit: Judy Friend (Digital Accessible Information System).…
[Reposted from Creative Commons Affiliates Blog, Link (CC-BY)]On Thursday, March 14 Fundación Karisma, in collaboration with UNESCO and Creative Commons will launch the report “Public Expenditure On Education in Latin America: Can It Serve the Paris Open Educational Resources Declaration’s…
[South Centre News Service, Link] The South Centre calls on WTO Members to Respect the Legitimacy of the Use of TRIPS Flexibilities for Public Health in light of new threats of unilateral trade measures by the United States against India…
Author: Olasupo Ayodeji Owoeye Journal: Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Abstract: Africa has the highest disease burden in the world and continues to depend on pharmaceutical imports to meet public health needs. As Asian manufacturers of generic medicines begin…