WIPO Limitations & Exceptions Treaty Advances; Audiovisual Treaty Gets New Life 30/05/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments After intensive negotiations, the World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee reached agreement Friday night on a plan to address a proposed treaty on copyright exceptions for visually impaired persons and others. There also appeared to be a renewed focus on a decade-old treaty proposal on audiovisual performances, according to participants.
Affaire Golan : les États-Unis pourraient se retrouver en infraction avec les traités internationaux sur le droit d’auteur 29/05/2009 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Récemment, une cour fédérale des États-Unis a annoncé une mauvaise nouvelle au gouvernement américain et à de nombreux titulaires de droits d’auteur étrangers, comme ceux des œuvres de Sergueï Rachmaninov, de Dmitry Chostakovitch, de Sergueï Prokofiev et d’Igor Stravinski. En effet, la cour en question vient d’invalider une loi américaine qui avait rétabli la protection des droits d’auteur appliqués aux œuvres de ces auteurs étrangers
Caso Golan: EE UU podría incumplir con los tratados internacionales sobre derecho de autor 29/05/2009 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Recientemente, un Tribunal Federal de los Estados Unidos (EE UU) dio malas noticias al gobierno de este país así como a varios titulares de derechos de autor extranjeros –incluidos los de Sergéi Rajmáninov, Dmitry Shostakóvich, Sergéi Prokófiev e Igor Stravinsky. El tribunal derogó un estatuto estadounidense que había restablecido la protección de los derechos de autor a las obras de estos autores extranjeros.
Proposed WIPO Treaty On Visually Impaired Access Gets Deeper Look 29/05/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments A treaty on copyright exceptions for visually impaired persons proposed this week at the World Intellectual Property Organization met with no immediate objections, according to participants, but how to treat the proposal and other limitations and exceptions in the future has led to a sharpening divergence among governments.
Advice To Obama On Global Health: Open Access 28/05/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment With US health resources, a “wide gap remains between what can be done with existing knowledge and what is actually being done” says a new report by the National Academies Institute of Medicine, which is meant to advise the Obama administration’s health policy. Some activities that it said need more attention involve intellectual property rights. […]
WIPO To Create Deputy Directors For Global Issues, Trademarks 28/05/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization is expected this month to create a new deputy director general for global challenges, and will raise trademarks to the DDG level while moving copyright responsibility back to the assistant director general level, according to sources at WIPO. The appointments have not been finalised and consultations may be continuing.
戈兰案可能判决美国违反国际版权条约 28/05/2009 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment 一家美国联邦法院最近给美国政府以及许多外国版权拥有者带来的一些不祥的消息。其中这些外国版权拥有者中就包括谢尔盖•拉赫玛尼诺夫（Sergei Rachmaninoff）、季米特里•肖斯塔科维奇(Dmitry Shostakovich)、谢尔盖•普罗科菲耶夫(Sergei Prokofiev)与伊戈尔•斯特拉文斯基(Igor Stravinsky)。该法庭宣布美国的一项恢复保护外国著作者版权的法律无效。
Special Report: The Future Of File Sharing 28/05/2009 by Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments Digital content owners continue to emphasise enforcement and protection of intellectual property. However, the impact that litigation and legislation have had with the purpose of limiting illegal file sharing remains questionable, thus setting the stage for new economic models and approaches that could serve as a remedy.
WTO Ministerial Set For November 27/05/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Trade Organization on Wednesday announced that the next ministerial-level negotiating meeting will be held on 30 November to 2 December at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. The ministerial will have a theme of “The WTO, the Multilateral Trading System and the Current Global Economic Environment.” The decision to have a broader economic focus […]
Broadcasting Industry Makes Case For WIPO Treaty Revival 27/05/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment To kick off the World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee meeting this week, representatives primarily from the broadcasting industry gave their views on key developments in the field, and what that means for intellectual property protection. The overwhelming message was the revival of a strong call for a global policy solution to address cross-border challenges in the industry, though a few speakers included attention to the public interest.