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Readers in Europe and around the world may have heard some refreshingly contented murmurings recently about a new—and, “miraculously, an eminently sensible”—copyright policy report coming out of Canada. The report of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science & Technology, released earlier this month, was the culmination of a statutorily mandated parliamentary review of Canada’s Copyright Act, commenced five years after
On 17 May 2019 the official version of the new Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market was published in the Official Journal of the EU (CDSM Directive). This marks the end of a controversial legislative process at EU level. It also marks the beginning of what will surely be a contentious process of
On June 3-5, 2019 government officials, academia, patent attorneys and civil society from Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia as well as from other Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) countries gathered in Kiev, Ukraine to discuss intellectual property and access to medicines. The event was attended by more than 100 people from more than ten countries and became one of the
This post provides a run-through of the report of the Industry, Science and Technology Committee of the Canadian House of Commons, following its review of the Canadian Copyright Act. In total, the committee heard 263 witnesses, and received 192 submissions (and over 6000 e-mails, from both sides of the debate) in a discussion that has had echoes in many other
Earlier this year, the EU passed a sweeping new copyright directive that includes new requirements that Internet platforms filter social media uploads for potential copyright violations. Some creator groups – especially in the music sector – have been applauding the law and proposing that it be adopted elsewhere. But a growing number of copyright experts from around the world have
The steering committee of the Global Congress and IP and the Public Interest has unanimously approved the application of Karisma Foundation to hold the next Congress in Cartagena, Colombia, in (likely August) 2020. (By longstanding practice, the steering committee is composed of all past hosts of the Congress, as permanent members, and the track leaders of the last Congress, who
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