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EU Members Push For Private Censorship Of Terrorist Content On The Internet

06/12/2018 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments

Big platform providers and small hosters alike shall be obliged to censor, according to a draft regulation presented by the European Commission in mid-September and accepted by EU member states at their Council meeting today.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, Human Rights, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Towards WIPO Regional Seminars On Copyright Exceptions: Looking Out For Users

06/12/2018 by Beatrice Marone for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Twelve years after the first proposal on the topic, it’s time to speed up the discussion about the global copyright limitations and exceptions regime, advocates and officials said alongside negotiations at the World Intellectual Property Organization last week. And a key focus will be on regional meetings being planned by WIPO on the issue.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

Google, YouTube Accused Of Disinformation, Scaremongering By European Authors

05/12/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

European creators are alleging a scaremongering campaign by YouTube, and more than 30 entities representing creators in France say Google and YouTube are leading a massive fake information campaign against the European copyright directive currently under discussion in order to protect their commercial interests.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, North America, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

US IP Stakeholders Seek To Strengthen Public Support For IP, Ensure Future US Competitiveness

04/12/2018 by David Branigan, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

NEW YORK — United States intellectual property stakeholders from academic, business and legal backgrounds gathered recently to discuss how to increase public support to strengthen the intellectual property rights system in the US, in light of China’s steady rise in numbers of patent and trademark filings. US IP stakeholders argued that developing public awareness and understanding of IP is key to building this support, with some holding diverging views on how to go about this.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Finance, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Interviews With National Publishing Industry Attendees At WIPO’s Copyright Committee

30/11/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

During this week’s World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee meeting, Intellectual Property Watch had the opportunity to meet observers from the international publishing sector who are following the committee’s discussions closely. In Geneva at the invitation of the International Publishers Association (IPA), several publishers shared their thoughts about WIPO’s work as well as their experience from their own markets. The interviews below represent a range of perspectives, from three different types of markets worldwide.

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

UN Biodiversity Convention Agrees On Precautionary Approach To Synthetic Biology

29/11/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

SHARM El-SHEIKH, Egypt — While the world has been taken by surprise after a Chinese researcher declared he had genetically modified twin babies, and critics are rising from all parts, the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted a decision on synthetic biology today at the close of its biennial meeting. The decision which calls for a precautionary approach was hailed by civil society groups which were calling for a moratorium preventing gene drive organisms to be released in the wild.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Environment, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, UPOV / CBD

Open Music Initiative: Seeking To Drive The Beat On Global Standards, Rights Attribution

28/11/2018 by David Branigan, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

NEW YORK – The Open Music Initiative provides a forum for collaboration across academic, tech and music industry stakeholders around the world, and is working to develop the global standards for music rights attribution that could stand for the next 100 years. Establishing such standards will enable fair compensation to rights holders and creators, and establish a basis for ongoing innovation in the music industry, leading to new digital platforms and services, and new music, according to Open Music members.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, North America, Regional Policy

Gene Editing: Fears Lead To Call For Moratorium At CBD, Discussions Ongoing

23/11/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Gene editing techniques have opened the way to a new world of innovations. One of them is the potential eradication of malaria-carrying mosquitoes. What appears as a very attractive way to help with malaria eradication is denounced by civil society groups arguing that the technology is in its infancy. Wiping out entire species could have unforeseen environmental, health, and social consequences, they say. They are calling for a moratorium preventing the release of gene drive organisms in the wild. They also describe the gene drive mosquitoes as a Trojan horse, hiding broader interests of agricultural multinational corporations.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Africa, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Environment, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, New Technologies, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, UPOV / CBD

UN Committee Adopts ‘Landmark’ Declaration Reinforcing Peasants’ Rights To Seeds

23/11/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

The social, humanitarian and cultural committee of the United Nations meeting this month adopted a UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas. The declaration includes the right to save, exchange, and sell farm-saved seeds, a contentious issue for which small farmers have been campaigning for years.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Africa, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Environment, Human Rights, Lobbying, New Technologies, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, UPOV / CBD

African Civil Society Outcry Over ARIPO’s Closed Decision-Making On Health And IP

22/11/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

As the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Administrative Council meets this week, more than 60 civil society groups are calling for greater inclusion and more transparency on access to medicines and diagnostics. Signatories are asking for a review of the Harare Protocol on patents and industrial designs, and raised concern about over-reliance on advice of the United Nations intellectual property agency for decisions affecting broader public health in the region.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Africa, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

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