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This week, the Indian government’s Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Parliament) will debate the Copyright Amendments Act. The Centre for Internet and Society has raised a number of concerns – including the removal of parallel import provisions that would allowed universities and libraries to access foreign works more cheaply, the extension of copyright terms […]
Most of the time, the international politics of intellectual property law are pretty easy to follow: countries that are large exporters of intellectual property usually favor stronger international IP agreements that help exploit international markets. Countries that are large importers of IP, in contrast, generally favor lower levels of IP protection that minimize the outflow […]
IP Enforcement Roundup Progressive IP Experts From Around the World Meet in a Global Congress, Prepare a Declaration to Establish Priorities for Promoting the Public Interest in IP Law and Policy Seeking to ensure that public policy initiatives concerning intellectual property serve the public interest, more than 170 scholars, policymakers, and policy advocates from approximately […]
Congress To Issue a Declaration to Establish Priorities for Promoting the Public Interest in Intellectual Property Law and Policy CONTACT: Sean Flynn 202-294-5749 sflynn@wcl.american.edu Seeking to ensure that public policy initiatives concerning intellectual property serve the public interest, more than 170 scholars, policymakers, and policy advocates from approximately 35 countries traveled to American University Washington […]
EU Green Party Seeks Comments from the Public on Draft Reports on the Public Interest Impact of ACTA
The EU Green Party has released two draft reports on ACTA, which are open for comments from the public for 30 days. Comments can be submitted online for each report: ACTA and Fundamental Rights | ACTA and Access to Medicines The study on ACTA and Fundamental Rights, by Douwe Korff and Ian Brown, argues that […]
The Canadian copyright clearinghouse Access Copyright, which allows universities to reprint and upload copyrighted course materials for students in exchange for a flat fee, has raised the fee from C$18 to C$45 per student. In response, over a dozen universities have announced they will not renewed their contracts with Access Copyright, preferring to clear copyrights […]
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