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South Centre Research Paper No. 70 Author: Carlos M. Correa The incorporation of intellectual property into trade agreements has not proven to bring about the promised benefits. The premises that have underpinned the global strengthening and expansion of intellectual property through such agreements – namely that the same standards of protection are suitable for countries […]
[Till Kreutzer, Initiative Against an Ancillary Copyright, Link (CC-BY)] Yesterday, Statewatch leaked a draft version of the Impact Assessment (IA) report for the upcoming copyright reform. Concerning the area of publisher’s rights it leaves a devastating impression. The authors of the IA suggest introducing a new ancillary/neighbouring right for news publishers with a broad scope. […]
Authors: Neil Butcher, Sarah Hoosen, Lisbeth Levey, and Derek Moore Summary: Developing early literacy requires access to structured decodable texts and levelled readers, an array of supplementary reading materials (SRMs), and teachers trained in literacy development methods and teaching in language/s spoken in the school where they teach. As children acquire literacy most effectively in […]
Singapore Ministry of Law (Link) Consultation Period: 23 Aug 2016 to 24 Oct 2016 Copyright is a form of intellectual property right which gives creators and producers of creative works the right to control specific uses of their works for a limited period of time. A good copyright regime balances between providing exclusive rights as […]
[Marcus Low, Business Day, Link] It is often argued that weakening patent monopolies on pharmaceuticals will lead to fewer new medicines being discovered. Whether this is indeed the case, and to what extent, is one of the key questions that must be addressed by a UN high-level panel convened to consider the “policy incoherence between the justifiable […]
Descripción en español Technology has become essential for education. Many countries around the world have started to incorporate technology in the educational environment, thereby changing the educational process in order to give 21st-century learners the new abilities they need. Moreover, for developing countries, the use of technology in education represents an opportunity to solve salient […]
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