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European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee Demands Ambitious Reform

[Greens-European Free Allaince press release, Link] The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs committee today voted by a broad majority on a report reviewing the EU’s current copyright framework. The report is authored by Pirate Party MEP and vice-president of the Greens/EFA group Julia Reda. The vote follows intense debate, multiple delays and the consideration of over […]

Sen. Jeff Sessions to Obama: Release the TPP Text Related to Its “New Transnational Governance Structure”

Earlier this month, Senator Jeff Sessions wrote President Obama to ask him to make a section of the Trans Pacific Partnership public – the section that creates a “new transnational governance structure known as the Trans Pacific Partnership Commission” which would “have the authority to amend the agreement after its adoption, to add new members, […]

World Health Organization Statement on Proposed Extension of TRIPS Transition Period for Least Developed Countries

Statement at the WTO TRIPS Council, June 2015 – Agenda Item: Request of Least Developed Country WTO Members with Respect to the Extension of the Transition Period for Pharmaceutical Products Universal health coverage is the central policy objective in global public health and part of the future UN Sustainable Development Goals. Universal health coverage means […]

New Issue Brief on Fair Use in Text and Data Mining

The Association of Research Libraries has a new issue brief on fair use in text and data mining. The brief describes the role and usefulness of text and data mining, a short background on fair use, and analysis of fair use, including eight cases that support the use of fair use in text and data […]

Hollywood Creative Accounting: The Success Rate of Major Motion Pictures

Author: Sergio Sparviero Abstract: Academic, trade, and popular publications commonly assert that 80 percent of motion pictures fail to make a net profit, suggesting also that the main players of the motion picture industry operate in highly volatile market conditions. Author Papers

India Must Consider the Impact of RCEP on Access to Medicines in Developing Countries

The Delhi Network of Positive People (DNP+) & International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) Contact: loon_gangte@yahoo.com/+91- 9871029514 The eighth round of negotiation for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership[1] (RCEP) trade agreement is taking place in Kyoto, Japan and negotiators are meeting to discuss intellectual property provisions. That Japan is representing the private interests of pharmaceutical companies by pushing TRIPS-plus intellectual property