Experts Review UNEP Report On Green Economy And Trade 09/05/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a new report focused on the issue of green economies and international trade. The report examines six sectors – agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, forestry, manufacturing, renewable energy and tourism – that are of particular interest to developing countries.
A Battle For Open Public Data In South Africa 08/05/2013 by Linda Daniels for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Cape Town, South Africa – Amid growing calls for the controversial Protection of State Information bill to be referred to the Constitutional Court of South Africa, open data activists are fighting a separate but related battle for government to release its data to the public.
Viewing Cached Copyrighted Content Isn’t Infringing, UK Supreme Court Says 07/05/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Internet users who merely read or view copyright-protected webpages enjoy a temporary copying exception under European Union and United Kingdom law and do not need permission from rights holders, the UK Supreme Court said in a 17 April ruling.
Joint Task Force Formed On Global Networked Media 07/05/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Three media standards bodies have formed a Joint Task Force on Networked Media (JT-NM) to define a strategy to develop a packet-based network infrastructure for the professional media industry.
Petition Fights Proposal For Digital Rights Management In Internet Core 03/05/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Just days after the celebration of 20 years of an open WorldWideWeb, more than two dozen advocacy group are circulating a petition to prevent the World Wide Web Consortium from accepting a proposal to allow restrictive new copyright measures on the key technology for accessing the internet.
Shippers Becoming Anti-Counterfeiting Target; Europe Takes Other Measures 03/05/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Istanbul – Counterfeiters are using legitimate supply chains, and shipping companies are unknowingly allowing it and need to take steps to crack down, rights holders’ representatives said at a recent anti-counterfeiting conference. Meanwhile, Europe is undertaking a study of the benefits of IP-intensive industries, and new customs and protection measures.
US Study Calls For Objective Data To Inform Review Of Copyright Policy 03/05/2013 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The US National Research Council has issued a report that looks at copyrighted works in the age of the internet, and finds a need for objective data and independent empirical research on copyright protection and the limits it can place on innovation and free speech. This comes as efforts are underway to review US copyright policy.
ASEAN Launches Portal To Facilitate IP Awareness 02/05/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has launched an intellectual property portal to serve as a hub for ASEAN on IP-related issues.
Experts Offer Perspectives On R&D Policies In The Public Health Domain 01/05/2013 by Tiphaine Nunzia Caulier for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A panel of experts gathered at the Graduate Institute in Geneva last week discussed how to secure collective action to provide global public goods through research and development (R&D) for the particular public health needs of low and middle income countries.
CERN Marks 20 Years Of Making Available WorldWideWeb Technology 30/04/2013 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Twenty years ago the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) put its WorldWideWeb technology in the public domain.