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Time Is running Out to Defend User Rights Online

[Wikimedia Policy Team] This week, a dangerous copyright proposal passed a critical committee vote in the European Parliament. Article 13 of the proposed new copyright directive would require websites that host large amounts of user-generated content to apply mandatory filters to every user upload, searching for copyright infringements. This would institute new automatic gatekeepers between a user’s creation and their chosen platform, threatens internet users’ right to free expression and creates a system ripe for abuse and censorship.

Colombian Court Strikes FTA Copyright Bill: “Ley Lleras 2”

Our Colombian Colleagues Marcela Palacio Puera, Andres Izquierdo, and Carolina Botero have drawn our attention to the breaking news that the Colombian Constitutional Court has struck down the Free Trade Agreement Copyright implementation bill known as “Lley Lleras 2” on…

Infojustice Roundup – January 7, 2013

Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest The second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest was hosted by the Center for Technology and Society at Fundação Getulio Vargas on December 15-17 in Rio de…

Infojustice Roundup – December 10, 2012

Global Congress on Intellectual Property in the Public Interest On December 15-17, the Center for Technology and Society at Fundação Getulio Vargas will host the second Global Congress in Rio de Janiero. The theme for this year’s Congress will be…

Infojustice Roundup – December 3, 2012

Unprecedented lockout of stakeholders from TPP negotiating venue [Statement by Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland] The New Zealand government has imposed unprecedented restrictions on registered stakeholders as it hosts the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Auckland this week. “We turned up…

Infojustice Roundup – November 26, 2012

Philippines Copyright Legislation Clears Conference Committee [Mike Palmedo] Legislation making a number of changes to the Philippines’ Republic Act 8293 (the Intellectual Property Code) has cleared the conference committee.  The law makes a number of changes aimed at strengthening IP…

Infojustice Roundup – November 19, 2012

25th Meeting of the WIPO SCCR: November 19-23 Today is the opening of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 25th meeting of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights. The meeting will include discussions on limitations and exceptions for visually…

Infojustice Roundup – November 12, 2012

Philippine Senate Passes Legislation That Changes Fair Use Provisions in Copyright Law [Mike Palmedo] Legislation to change the copyright law of the Philippines has passed the third reading in the Senate.  The law was sponsored by Senator Manny Villar, who…

Infojustice Roundup – November 5, 2012

Pakistan to Establish Intellectual Property Tribunals [Hafiz Aziz ur Rehman] Pakistan is almost set to establish specialized Intellectual Property Tribunals which would exercise exclusive jurisdiction on intellectual property cases (patents, copyright, trademark, designs, Integrated Circuits and selected sections of Pakistan…

Infojustice Roundup – October 29, 2012

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled today to hear oral arguments in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley, a case which revisits the relationship between the Copyright Act’s limits on importation of a…

Infojustice Roundup – October 22, 2012

Open Access Week Begins Today October 22-28 is Open Access Week, “a global event for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to…