Soft Law Presented At WIPO As A Solution In International Copyright Law 01/05/2014 by Julia Fraser for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A presentation of the Tunis Model Law this week at a World Intellectual Property Organization side event addressed how it could be updated and used as a tool to help developing countries implement new developments in international copyright-related law.
At WIPO, Authors, Civil Society Watchful Of Rights For Broadcasters 01/05/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments Nongovernmental organisations attending the World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee meeting which this week sought to breach differences on what a treaty protecting broadcasters should cover, expressed their views with some unusual coherence.
Four More WIPO Members Sign Marrakesh Treaty For Visually Impaired 30/04/2014 by Catherine Saez and Maëli Astruc for Intellectual Property Watch 7 Comments During a signing ceremony held today at the World Intellectual Property Organization, the European Union, France, Greece and India signed the treaty adopted last June to provide a wider access to copyrighted books in special format for visually impaired people.
WIPO Delegates Dig Into Core Issues Of Draft Broadcasting Treaty 30/04/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The first half of this week’s World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee meeting was devoted to a potential treaty to protect broadcasters’ rights. Delegations struggled to find common ground on core questions such as the scope of the protection to be granted and specific rights. This was partly attributed to the highly technical nature of the subject and informal consultations were said to have achieved more clarity on issues.
NETmundial Internet Governance Meeting Closes With Less Than “Rough Consensus” 25/04/2014 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Russia, Cuba, India and the civil society stakeholder group did not agree to the final outcome document of the NETmundial internet governance meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil yesterday.
NetMundial Outcome Document Now Available 25/04/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The final outcome document of the two-day NetMundial internet governance meeting in Sao Paolo has been posted. The meeting took place on 23-24 April. The document is available here. The 11-page “statement” document contains different sections addressing key related and tangential issues to internet governance. It does not appear to include intellectual property directly, but […]
Debate Over Inclusion Of IP In NetMundial Outcome Document 24/04/2014 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Final decisions are pending if and how intellectual property protection should be covered in the outcome document of the NetMundial meeting in Sao Paolo, which comes to a close tonight.
WIPO Copyright Committee To Consider Broadcasting Treaty, Exceptions For Libraries 24/04/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment World Intellectual Property Organization delegates next week are expected to pore over a draft treaty text offering protection to broadcasters. Some issues, such as what the protection should cover, remain in the way of consensual language, and a new proposal has been put forward by the United Kingdom. Also on the agenda of the copyright committee is exceptions and limitations for libraries and archives, for which the nature of the instrument(s) that would provide such exceptions is not yet defined. Another agenda item is a proposal on a copyright consortium for managing books for visually impaired persons.
Special Report: One Year On At The Medicines Patent Pool: Interview With Greg Perry 24/04/2014 by Julia Fraser for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Greg Perry has been executive director of the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) for over a year now, since January 2013. Under his guidance, MPP shares that it has launched a “series of new licensing agreements and negotiations with key patent holders and generic medicines companies.” Intellectual Property Watch sat down with Perry recently to discuss why the MPP is so important as an alternative business model, the context of the MPP, changes in the global approach to the issue of access, and how the MPP fits within the Geneva context.
Consensus On Principles Difficult To Bake Into Two-Day NetMundial 24/04/2014 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Consensus on the outcome document seemed elusive on day one of the NetMundial meeting that started in Sao Paulo yesterday. But ambitions are high for many.