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Author: Olga Gurgula Abstract: The pharmaceutical industry extensively relies on the patent system. It actively lobbies for the strengthening of patent protection of its medical products and the results of its efforts may be found in the majority of bilateral and multilateral agreements, including the TRIPS and the most recent TPPA, augmented by private patent […]
Tomasz Kasprzak, Olga Jurkowska, Alek Tarkowski and Anna Buchner Communia Association (CC-0) | Full Report (PDF) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: We asked thirty teachers from five European countries about copyright in schools. Our respondents included teachers implementing education innovations and actively using new technologies. These are our study’s key findings: The best way for teachers to gain familiarity […]
[Reposted from michaelgeist.ca, Link (CC-BY)] The U.S. just completed its consultation on negotiating objectives in the upcoming NAFTA re-negotiations (the Canadian consultation is open until July 18, 2017). There are well over a thousand comments, but a review of the lobby groups who pay attention to copyright reveals that they hope to use the talks to make significant changes […]
[Andy, TorrentFreak, Link (CC-BY-NC)] The MPAA and RIAA have made their positions clear in submissions to the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations. Both want allies Canada and Mexico to commit to tightened copyright law, including restrictions on safe harbor provisions that go beyond current US practice. Author REPOST
Delia Browne, University of Auckland The Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2017 (the Bill) was passed on Thursday 15 June 2017 and will become law sometime in late December this year (six months from Royal Assent) See here for a copy of the Bill. See here for a copy of the Explanatory Memorandum (EM). The new law
Today’s New York Times features a story on a leaked draft outline the Trump Administration’s upcoming Executive Order on drug pricing. According to the Times, “the document directs the United States trade representative to conduct a study of price differences between the United States and other countries, and to review trade agreements that may need […]
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