PIJIP and Public Citizen Event October 16 – “IP, Trade and Development” PIJIP and Public Citizen will co-host a multidisciplinary event that will bring together academics, civil society, and policy makers to 1) examine how intellectual property affects economic growth…
Mexico and Canada Formally Join TPP Negotiations Today, Canada announced it has formally joined the TPP negotiations. Yesterday, Mexico issued a press release announcing it had formally joined the TPP negotiations and will hold an intercessional on Nov 12-15. Last…
Panama Passes Copyright Bill – Reactions and Analysis Last week the Panamanian Congress passed Bill no. 510 on Copyright and Related Rights, meant to bring the country into compliance with its trade agreement with the U.S. The bill was fast-tracked,…
Cautionary Tales About Collective Rights Organizations [Jon Band] Collective licensing has been suggested as a possible solution for the obstacle copyright law places in the path of new uses of works enabled by innovative technologies. Collective licensing does have the…
A New Ministry of Culture in Brazil [Allan Rocha de Souza] Just after entering her 21st month heading the Ministry of Culture in Brazil, Ana de Hollanda was dismissed on Tuesday, September 11. The new Minister, Marta Suplicy, a well…
Fourteenth Round of TPP Negotiations Underway in Leesburg, Virginia Negotiators meeting in Leesburg, VA this week heard presentations from civil society and gave a public briefing on September 9. Copyright, trademarks and GIs are reported to on the agenda for…
Next Round of TPP Negotiations Begins on Thursday; Comments on the Entry of Canada and Mexico Due Tomorrow The fourteenth round of negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement begins on September 6 and runs through the 15th. There will…
Infojustice Roundup A Comparative Table of Brazilian Copyright Reform Draft Bills [by Pedro Mizukami] The following note explains the contents of the table attached to the blog post: The WIPO translation was used for the current law (column 1). Except…
Infojustice Roundup A Comparative Table of Brazilian Copyright Reform Draft Bills [by Pedro Mizukami] The following note explains the contents of the table attached to the blog post: The WIPO translation was used for the current law (column 1). Except…
Infojustice Roundup Comments Received by the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator on the Next “Strategic Plan” The White House’s office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) recently requested comments from the public as part of the process of…
Infojustice Roundup U.S. Proposal for Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright in the TPP Over the weekend, the U.S. proposal for limitations and exceptions to copyright in the Trans Pacific Partnership was leaked by KEI, and is available along with a…
Infojustice Roundup WIPO Concludes SCCR Talks on Limitations and Exceptions, and on Broadcaster Rights The WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) concluded its 24th session last week. Activists supporting the treaty for limitations and exceptions for visually…