CALL FOR PROPOSALS: #IPWeek Workshop on Copyright and the Digital Economy
[Pedro Mizukami] InternetLab, Fundación Karisma, and the Ford Foundation would like to invite you to a workshop session on copyright and the digital economy held on October 28 and 29 as part of the 2021 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest’s #IPWEEK2021. In line with the Global Congress mandate of bridging research and advocacy, the workshop will provide participants with a forum to present materials for feedback and discussion, in a structured, dynamic format, with opportunities for publication in two different tracks. Deadline – October 14, 2021. Click here for more.
Submission to Canadian Government Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for AI and the Internet of Things
[Sean Flynn, Lucie Guibault, Christian Handke, Joan-Josep Vallbé, Michael Palmedo, Carys J. Craig, Michael Geist, and João Quintais] are grateful for the opportunity to participate in the Canadian Government’s consultation on a modern copyright framework for AI and the Internet of Things. Below, we present some of our research findings relating to the importance of flexibility in copyright law to permit text and data mining (“TDM”). As the consultation paper recognizes, TDM is a critical element of artificial intelligence. Our research supports the adoption of a specific exception for uses of works in TDM to supplement Canada’s existing general fair dealing exception. Click here for more.
Restructuring the Global Vaccine Industry
[Felix Lobo] The purpose of this report is to analyse the vaccines industry under the focus of Industrial Economics as an input for the design of the pertinent instruments to promote development, manufacturing and distribution of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in sufficient amounts to immunize all countries as soon as possible. We also need to be prepared for future emerging infectious diseases with the potential of global expansion. Click here for more.
An Empirical Review of the Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Educational Activities
[Daniel Kiat Boon Seng] Abstract: International copyright instruments allow member states of WIPO to make various education-related limitations and exceptions to copyright. To better inform international policy-making in this area, it is instructive to examine how various member states have, in their national copyright legislation, enabled the use of works for education, given the nature and breadth of modern-day education. This paper categorises education-related limitations and exceptions in the legislation of member states into eight categories. Click here for more.
Copyright as a Barrier to Music Therapy Telehealth Interventions: Qualitative Interview Study
[Amanda Reid and Alex Kresovich] Abstract: Music therapy is a multifaceted discipline that harnesses the power of music to treat a wide range of patient populations. A therapist who plays music in a private room for a patient is not subject to copyright restrictions. However, in the wake up of the COVID-19 pandemic, music therapy is no longer strictly confined to the face-to-face setting. The present study explores music therapists’ perceptions of copyright law with respect to their ability to provide mediated services to their clients. Click here for more.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Mapping the World of Copyright Limitations and Exceptions in Copyright Law
[CC Global Summit 2021 event hosted by PIJIP | September 22, 2021 | 7:30 pm EDT] Over the last year, we have witnessed the impact of inadequate copyright rules on access to and use of educational materials in digital settings. With schools, libraries, and museums forced into closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our education and research systems had to adapt to an online environment practically overnight. From the point of view of educators and researchers, their work has remained unchanged. They are performing online activities that are equivalent to those conducted in the analogue setting. However, from a legal perspective, these activities are not identical, which creates barriers for the provision of these essential services. This panel will feature four expert speakers who will shed light on this issue from a variety of backgrounds and with different regional foci. We will also discuss how new legal instruments at the international level could solve these problems and facilitate access to knowledge. Click here for more information, and to register.
Copyright, Trade and a TRIPS Wavier for COVID-19
[WTO Public Forum Panel cohosted by PIJIP | September 28, 2021 | 9:05am EDT] Copyright is implicated in the treatment, prevention and containment of COVID and in the response to other emergencies. Many countries lack express rights in their copyright laws to enable remote and digital uses of works for education and scientific research, to repair medical devices requiring software, and for public health uses of tools, such as computational algorithms, needed to produce vaccines. This session will discuss the elements of copyright policy that are needed to respond to the COVID pandemic and other emergencies, and how trade and international intellectual property law should accommodate such measures. Click here for more information, and to register.
The Future of the TRIPS Agreement Post COVID-19
[WTO Public Forum event hosted by the South Centre. September 29 | 16:30–17:30 CET] Disciplines on intellectual property protection are part of the multilateral trade system through the WTO TRIPS Agreement. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to bear again the tension between the protection of intellectual property rights and public health, which had been addressed in 2001 through the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public health. Having in view the TRIPS flexibilities, this session will discuss the role of interpretation, temporary waivers and amendments in dealing with such tension and what further actions could be taken under the WTO rules in order to promote access to medical products for all. Click here for more.
