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…
[Repost from the WCL IP Brief. Original post here. CC-BY] After the U.S. approved the FTA with Colombia, this South American nation sought to comply with the terms of the agreement by passing a new bill last April 10, 2012.…
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…
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,…