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State Hacking An Option To Overcome Encryption, IGF Hears

21/12/2017 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The days of unfettered access to internet content are over, Riana Pfefferkorn of the Stanford Center for Internet and Society told government representatives during a panel dedicated to state interference in encryption, organised by Brazil’s registry Nic.br and CGI.br at the 12th Internet Governance Forum this week in Geneva. “Governments have to adapt,” the cryptography researcher said. A concern is, though, that governments will adapt by either lashing out to get backdoors in code, weaken encryption or legalize state hacking.

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, North America, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, United Nations - other

ITU Called On To Increase Transparency, Open Doors To More Stakeholders

21/12/2017 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) needs to become a 21st century organisation, and open its door to multiple stakeholders on internet governance issues and policy, according to speakers at a session of the Internet Governance Forum this week.

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

Fierce Fake News Regulation Rising From Fear Of Election Manipulation

21/12/2017 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

The globally creeping fear of fake news in the wake of elections resulted in another harsh legislative proposal adopted by the Brazilian “Tribunal Superior Eleitoral” (TSE) earlier this week in Brasilia. The globally creeping fear of fake news in the wake of elections resulted in another harsh legislative proposal adopted by the Brazilian “Tribunal Superior Eleitoral” (TSE) earlier this week in Brasilia. The resolution lays out measures on how content must be removed upon notice in 24 hours by platform providers, a Brazilian activist said during one of the many debates on fake news and potential measures against it at the 12th Internet Governance Forum taking place this week in Geneva.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Human Rights, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Latin America/Caribbean, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, United Nations - other

Internet Society Official On Internet Governance Challenges, Role In Solving Issues

20/12/2017 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

The Internet Society has participated in the Internet Governance Forum since its inception. Since then, the forum has been able to build trusted relationships with the different groups of stakeholders, but it should be able to attract more participants from all those groups of stakeholders, such as ministers and CEOs, according to Constance Bommalaer, senior director of Global Policy of the Internet Society. Bommalaer sat down with Intellectual Property Watch’s Catherine Saez in the margins of this week’s Internet Governance Forum in Geneva to explain the pressing issues of internet governance, such as the trust issue, and the internet of things, and the work of the Internet Society to bring tangible answers.

Filed Under: Features, Inside Views, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Development, English, Human Rights, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

US Vote On Net Neutrality Could Affect The World, UN Rapporteur Says

20/12/2017 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

The recent decision by the Trump administration in the United States rolling back the internet neutrality is of concern and in the long term could have effects beyond US borders, David Kaye, the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, told a press briefing today. He also commented on the negative effect of the social media model, in particular Facebook on small independent media outlets, but said the issue of the control of the internet is not limited to Silicon Valley companies.

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

From The IGF: Next Steps In Open Source? Open Source Hardware

20/12/2017 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Open source software today has won in some ways, activists said at the regular Open Source Software Workshop at the 12th Internet Governance Forum in Geneva today.

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

A Digital Geneva Convention: Nobel Prize-Worthy Or Dangerous?

19/12/2017 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Microsoft on 19 December presented its Digital Geneva Convention during the 12th Internet Governance Forum in Geneva. With cybersecurity being one of the top issues at the forum, the company received a lot of interest for the idea of developing the convention as a multi-stakeholder draft. But there were also voices of caution from individual governments as well network-operating people.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, English, Human Rights, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, United Nations - other

US Decision On Net Neutrality Will Not Impact ICANN’s Work, ICANN CEO Says

19/12/2017 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Internet is almost an experiment, the CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers said today at the Internet Governance Forum. No one has ever built an internet before, he said, adding that between 3.5 and 4 billion people connect to the internet every day successfully, taking the technology for granted. He did not provide any comments on the recent United States decision ending net neutrality in the country, but said it will have no influence on ICANN’s work.

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

Internet Governance Forum Opening: Wish List For An Open, Trustworthy, Accessible Internet

19/12/2017 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The Internet Governance Forum opened yesterday at the United Nations in Geneva, coming back to its origins, and as the opening ceremony resounded with Swiss alphorn, speakers insisted on the urgency to find fresh solutions to internet-related new issues. Cyber security, digital divide, influence of private companies, lack of digital literacy, the challenges are numerous, and solutions require a multi-stakeholder collective effort, the speakers said in unison.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Human Rights, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Other International Orgs, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, United Nations - other

Governments Must Provide More Transparency In Trade Negotiations, Coalition Says At IGF

19/12/2017 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

The Internet Governance Forum Dynamic Coalition on Trade and the Internet, a group formed in 2016, held its formal inaugural meeting today and adopted a resolution on transparency in trade negotiations, in particular on trade rules that affect the online and digital environment.

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, WTO/TRIPS

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