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[Charlie Fripp, htxt.africa, Link (CC-BY-NC-SA)] After a series of public consultations and written submissions, South Africa’s somewhat controversial Copyright Amendment Bill will be put before parliament this month. The Bill has been both praised and criticised by activists at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, as its effects are potentially far-reaching. Minister Rob Davies in the Department of Trade […]
The following is an excerpt from the introduction to Private Patents and Public Health, by Ellen ‘t Hoen. The full book is available online under a Creative Commons License here. Millions of people around the world do not have access to the medicines they need to treat disease or alleviate suffering. Strict patent regimes interfere […]
[UK Intellectual Property Office, Link (OGL v3.0)] The meteoric rise of streaming services such as Spotify and Netflix may be having a chilling effect on illegal copyright infringement according to new research. Kantar Media’s Online Copyright Infringement Tracker, commissioned by the UK Intellectual Property Office, has shown that over half (52%) of internet users consuming content […]
Presented by the Colombian civil society organizations: CIMUN, Ifarma, Foundation, and Misión Salud (Link) [Bogotá, Colombia 30th June, 2016 ] .. It is important for us to offer for your consideration, and for the consideration of the UN Secretary-General and UN Member States, a brief report on the specific situation we are currently facing in Colombia with […]
Authors: Christophe Geiger and Elena Izyumenko Abstract: In recent years, intellectual property enforcement by ordering Internet access providers to block infringing websites has been rapidly evolving in Europe. Understandable from the perspective of rightholders searching for the most efficient ways to stop infringing activities, this increasing tendency to seek for website blocking raises several interrelated […]
Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment Government of New Zealand Submissions are due by 5pm on Monday, 8 August 2016 Consultation document (PDF) On 11 July 2016, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment released a consultation document seeking feedback on proposed regulations to implement the patent term extension provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment […]
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