The NGO delegation to the Board of UNITAID offers its strong support for the proposal of WTO least developed country Members to extend the transition period for enforcing protections for pharmaceutical related patents and clinical data “for as long as…
Updated March 10, 2015, to include UK Fair Dealing amendments. Updated on April 3, 2013, to include Liberia. More than 40 countries with over one-third of the world’s population have fair use or fair dealing provisions in their copyright laws.…
Authors: Kris Erickson, Paul Heald, Fabian Homberg, Martin Kretschmer, and Dinusha Mendis Abstract: The purpose of this research study is 1) to map the size of the public domain and frequency of its use; 2) analyse the role of public…
Both political parties have begun to focus greater attention on the growing income inequality in the United States. While there probably are many factors contributing to the inequality, one factor has received relatively little attention: the nature of the U.S.…
Executive Summary: South Africans should be able to make fair use of copyright materials. Fair use is important for technological innovation, reverse engineering, education and access to knowledge. Contracts and anti-circumvention rules should not be allowed to prevent South Africans…