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Internet Policy – Whois And GDPR: Sky Not Falling Just Yet?

23/06/2018 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The struggle over how to comply with Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation dominates the agenda of the upcoming meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in Panama. With the basic question how much data ICANN can ask its contractual partners to collect and store about its domain name customers, ICANN this week opened another hot topic to be discussed when publishing a paper on unified access to registration data. Meanwhile, trademark owners weighed in.

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

Data Localization (Nearly) Banned In EU

21/06/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The European Parliament, Council and European Commission on 19 June cut a deal on a new regulation on the free flow of non-personal data. The regulation, which is expected to pass the final votes in Parliament and Council without further issue, is a European answer to concerns over potential data localization obligations, which came into some demand following the Snowden revelations about intelligence services hoovering data from netizens.

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

Experts To Regulators: AI Is A Panacea – With Hidden Dangers To Humanity

12/06/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The heads of national telecommunications and technology regulatory authorities are gathering next month at the International Telecommunication Union to address new technologies. Not surprisingly, artificial intelligence and data hold centre stage in the programme. The meeting comes after a recent event at the United Nations where divergent voices recognised the potential beneficial uses of new technology, but warned against the undeclared intentions behind it. Separately, a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows the influence of data in machine learning algorithms with chilling consequences.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, English, Human Rights, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, New Technologies, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

G20 Called On To Put People At Centre Of Digital Economy

29/05/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Some three dozen global civil society groups have called on the G20 countries to set a digital agenda that puts the interests of people and their rights front and centre, in particular on privacy.

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

AI Takes Multidimensional Role In Emergency Response And Outbreaks

20/05/2018 by Damilola Adepeju for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

In an age where emphasis on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for the good of humanity is increasing, last week’s AI for Good Global Summit at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) brought leading experts together to demonstrate the multidimensionality of AI in emergency response and outbreaks, as well as in risk reduction.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Development, English, Health Policy Watch, ITU/ICANN, Innovation/ R&D, New Technologies, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer

Data Collection For AI Solves Problems, Helps Researchers, Panellists Tell UN-Led Event

17/05/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

At a time when data collection has become a prickly subject and public defiance against large data-collecting companies such as Facebook, Google or Amazon has risen, a UN-led international summit on artificial intelligence this week sought to present the potential of the new technology in solving global problems. Data is the basic fuel of artificial intelligence, and panellists at the event showed how data collection has led to problem solving. For instance, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative hopes to give biomedical researchers the ability to tap into the global conversation and browse some 200 years of research.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, English, Human Rights, ITU/ICANN, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Artificial Intelligence For Good: 3 Days To Discuss AI Solutions

15/05/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The second edition of an annual global summit on “artificial intelligence for good” spearheaded by the UN International Telecommunication Union opened today. A focus of the summit is how artificial intelligence can help advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The opening statements by UN heads, including the World Health Organization, showed growing interest in new technology to help in all kinds of areas such as health and agriculture.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Development, English, Human Rights, ITU/ICANN, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, United Nations - other, WHO

New Guidelines For Tech Companies To Be Transparent, Accountable On Censoring User Content

07/05/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

Facebook, Google and other social media companies today were urged by groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation to “publicly report how many user posts they take down, provide users with detailed explanations about takedowns, and implement appeals policies to boost accountability.” The groups released a set of guidelines to address censorship.

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

WSIS 2018 Focused On SDGs, Never-Ending Digital Divide, Role Of SMEs

20/03/2018 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The UN-led World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) 2018 opened its doors this week, with over 2,500 participants. This year, the focus is on sustainable development. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary General Houlin Zhao underlined the importance of reducing the digital divide in a press briefing this morning.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, United Nations - other

US NTIA Boss On Whois Debate: ‘Keep Data Open For IP Rightsholders, Others’

12/03/2018 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information David Redl today weighed in on the debate over changes to the storage and public display of personal information of domain name registrants at the meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Redl urged negotiators to keep the so-called Whois database, described by some as a public phone book for the owners of domain names, as open as possible while implementing the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union.

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

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