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Archives for April 2009

Pascal Lamy Reappointed WTO Director General

30/04/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

World Trade Organization (WTO) members Thursday agreed to a second four-year term for current Director General Pascal Lamy. Prior to joining the WTO, Lamy was Commissioner for Trade at the European Commission, and also previously served as CEO of the bank Credit Lyonnais prior to its privatisation and worked in the French civil service. At […]

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, Language, English

Panel Reminds WIPO Of UN Mandate; Call For Independent Evaluation

30/04/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The World Intellectual Property Organization should infuse its United Nations mandate and other aspects of the WIPO Development Agenda into all its norm-setting activities, panellists said this week.

Filed Under: Language, News, Themes, Venues, Development, English, United Nations - other, WIPO

L’UE débat du droit d’auteur, de l’accès aux œuvres et des artistes dans le contexte de l’ère numérique

29/04/2009 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

BRUXELLES – « Le droit d’auteur devrait être aboli car il nuit à la diversité culturelle », a-t-on entendu lors d’une conférence à Bruxelles.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Europe, Français, Human Rights, IP Law, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying

NTIA Seeks Comments On Letting Go Of Internet Control

28/04/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The United States National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has published a notice of inquiry regarding the expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between the agency and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which oversees technical aspects of the internet domain name system. The 2003 JPA that followed an earlier Memorandum […]

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, Language, Venues, English, ITU/ICANN

2009 World Telecom Policy Forum: All About The ITU Mandate

28/04/2009 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

LISBON – The role of information and communications technology (ICTs) in boosting global economic recovery plus the greening and convergence of ICTs were made top issues of the 4th World Telecom Policy Forum (WTPF) in Lisbon held on 22-24 April.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Development, English, Human Rights, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, North America, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Accord sur les ADPIC : point de départ et non finalité de l’Accord de lutte contre la contrefaçon

27/04/2009 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

BRUXELLES – L’Accord de lutte contre la contrefaçon (ACTA) continue de prendre forme, mais des divergences se font de plus en plus jour entre les pays membres sur les questions liées à l’Internet et à la responsabilité des intermédiaires qui semblent donner des maux de tête aux négociateurs. Une réunion de consultation a été organisée le mardi 21 avril à Bruxelles à l’initiative de la Direction générale du commerce de la Commission européenne afin de permettre aux parties prenantes de concilier leurs points de vue sur cet accord extrêmement discuté.

Filed Under: Language, Themes, Venues, Enforcement, Europe, Français, WTO/TRIPS

El ACTA: según la Comisión Europea, el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC es la base, no el límite

27/04/2009 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

BRUSELAS – El Acuerdo Comercial de Lucha contra la Falsificación (ACTA, por su sigla en inglés) está tomando forma, sin embargo, se están haciendo cada vez más patentes las discrepancias y, al parecer, los temas relacionados con Internet y con la responsabilidad de los intermediarios están dando dolores de cabeza a los negociadores. El pasado jueves, la Dirección General de Comercio de la Comisión Europea invitó a las partes interesadas a asistir a una reunión de consulta para intercambiar ideas sobre el acuerdo tan debatido.

Filed Under: Language, Themes, Venues, Enforcement, Español, Europe, WTO/TRIPS

WIPO Members Discuss New Methodology For Development Agenda

27/04/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization are trying this week to agree on implementation of a new development dimension for the UN body and the global intellectual property system. And they have a new methodology proposed by the WIPO secretariat as a starting point.

Filed Under: Language, News, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Development, English, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

Mixed Review Of Swedish Pirate Bay Jail Sentences

26/04/2009 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

While rightsholders hailed a “landmark” recent high-profile verdict against the operators of Swedish online file-sharing site The Pirate Bay (TPB), legal and digital rights analysts say it was no surprise. While the law of secondary liability for copyright infringement is by no means settled everywhere, TPB’s attitude toward intellectual property protections means the same decision could have happened in other countries as well, they said.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, IP Law, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting

EU Stakeholders Debate Copyright, Access And Artists In Digital Age

24/04/2009 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

BRUSSELS – Copyright should be abolished because it undermines cultural diversity, a Brussels conference has been told.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, Human Rights, IP Law, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying

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