Advocating for a world where intellectual
property law serves the public interest.

Customizing Fair Use Transplants

Abstract: In the past decade, policymakers and commentators across the world have called for the introduction of copyright reform based on the U.S. fair use model. Thus far, Israel, Liberia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Taiwan have adopted the fair use regime or its close variants. Other jurisdictions such as Australia, […]

La Ley Lleras Continúa

Primeras impresiones de la reforma al derecho de autor que presentará el gobierno en 2017 para implementar el TLC con EEUU. [Fundación Karisma, Link (CC-BY-SA)] El lunes 2 de octubre, la Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor citó a Karisma y a otros actores interesados para socializar la nueva versión del proyecto de ley de reforma […]

EIFL Marrakesh Guide Launches in Spanish

Electronic Information for Libraries press release, Link (CC- BY) EIFL is delighted to announce that our popular library guide to the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities is now available in Spanish, bringing to eight the total number of languages for the guide. The Marrakesh Treaty, which entered into force in September 2016 with […]

The European Parliament Should Be Talking About DRM, Right Now!

[Teresa Nobre, Communia Association, Link (CC-0)] The European Union is currently discussing a reform of its copyright system, including making mandatory certain copyright exceptions, in order to introduce a balance into the system. However, no one, except Julia Reda, is paying any attention to one of the biggest obstacles to the enforcement of copyright exceptions […]

Little Evidence to Support WIPO’s Formula “IP = Innovation = Development”

[Originally posted on twn.my, Link] There is little evidence to support WIPO’s approach of asserting intellectual property as a central piece of innovation, says Professor Carlos Correa, Senior Advisor at South Centre. Prof. Correa, a renowned IP expert, was speaking at a side event on the “Future of WIPO’s Development Agenda”, organised by the South […]

CopyCamp 2017 – Summary

[Reposted from https://copycamp.pl/en/ (CC-BY)] The 6th CopyCamp took place in Warsaw on September 28th and 29th under the title „the Internet of Copyrighted Things”. This year we gathered 60 guests from 21 countries who shared their expertise during presentations and workshops with those who joined us in Kino Praha or watched our live streaming on […]