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Authors: Pamela Samuelson, Phil Hill, and Tara Wheatland Publisher: Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A.(Forthcoming) Abstract: American copyright professionals may be so accustomed to the current domestic regime of statutory damages that it may come as a surprise to learn that very few countries in the world have anything comparable. Our survey of […]
The Colombian Parliament is debating Bill 001 of 2012.[1] This Bill contains provisions regarding limitation and exceptions to Copyright Law. Last 16 of April the Bill passed the second debate in the House of Representatives. Now it is pending for debate in the Senate. This Bill contains six articles regarding limitations and exceptions. Article 1 […]
Developed countries, particularly the United States and the European Union, have offered a poor and impractical deal of an incredibly short extension of 5 years with restrictive conditions to least developed countries that are entitled to be exempted from implementing the WTO TRIPS Agreement. Particularly problematic is their demand that the LDCs agree to a […]
Over 130 academics from around the world have signed a letter supporting the unconditional extension of the transition period within which least development country Members of the WTO must become fully compliant with the TRIPS Agreement until any such country ceases to be a least developed country. The letter articulates 10 reasons supporting the proposed […]
[Shamnad Basheer] Late last year, leading publishing houses including Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press brought a copyright action against Delhi University and a tiny photocopy shop licensed by it, seeking to restrain them from supplying educational course packs to students. This lawsuit sent shock waves across the academic community, leading more than 300 […]
Pressure on Capitol Hill for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) is growing. TPA – called “fasttrack” in the 1990s when it was used to negotiate NAFTA – allows the executive branch to negotiate trade agreements that Congress cannot amend during the ratification process. It also sets procedural rules under which trade agreements are negotiated, and the […]
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