[Message from Lotti Rutter to email lists] On September 4, 2013, the South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) published the Draft National Policy on Intellectual Property, 2013, for public comment. This draft policy is an important first step…
Thanks to Inside U.S. Trade for posting the full transcript of President Obama’s October 8 press conference about the government shutdown. During the press conference, New York Times reporter Mark Landler asked Obama if China benefited from his absence from…
Reposted from Open Educational Resources Policy in Europe, Link (CC-BY-SA) A week ago, the European Commission launched the “Opening Up Education” initiative, a proposal for modernizing the European educational system. The proposal contains a strong “open” component. We’re using this…
The U.S. pharmaceutical industry and its Big Brother Chamber of Commerce have launched an all-out disinformation campaign against the India Patent Act and decisions rendered thereunder. They have enlisted allies in the U.S. government, including Members of Congress, the United…