Day June 26, 2019

Implementing the Copyright Directive: Protecting the Public Domain with Article 14

[Paul Keller] Article 14 – Works of visual art in the public domain – is one of the very few unambiguously good provisions of the new EU copyright directive. The article is intended to ensure that (digital) reproductions of public domain works cannot be protected by exclusive rights, and as a result, taken out of the public domain. This legislative intervention comes in response to the relatively widespread practice of museums in claiming exclusive rights of digital reproductions of public domain works that they have in their collections and which they make available to the public.

Global Access to Insulin: Understanding the Barriers

WEBCAST: Despite the fact that insulin has been used for nearly 100 years, an estimated 1 in 2 people who need it cannot afford and/or access this much-needed medicine. Various factors can affect access to insulin, including issues at both national and global levels. Building on previous studies focused at country-level, Health Action International’s (HAI) Addressing the Challenge and Constraints of Insulin Sources and Supply (ACCISS) Study has been working to identify and address the inequities and inefficiencies in the global insulin market. Marg Ewen and Molly Lepeska will present the main research findings of this multi-year study, including issues related to global market structure, intellectual property, trade, prices, taxes and tariffs.