Down To The Wire, WIPO Copyright Committee Seeks Compromises 24/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment World Intellectual Property Organization members working morning, noon and night for over a week in order to agree on texts for broadcasters’ rights and a range of copyright exceptions appear to be finding ways forward on all of them as they head into the final day, according to participants.
US Congressional Committee Cancels Briefing, Blames WIPO Director General 24/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments The United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee today cancelled its briefing on computer equipment shipments to Iran and North Korea authorised by the World Intellectual Property Organization. The committee took the action after WIPO Director General Francis Gurry blocked two senior staff from participating in the meeting.
Interview: Director Francis Gurry On Vision, Priorities For WIPO 24/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment In the midst of negotiations in the World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee, Intellectual Property Watch caught up with WIPO Director General Francis Gurry on 20 July to discuss his vision and priorities for the organisation. Gurry, who took office in 2008 for a six-year term, spoke about rulemaking negotiations, popular IP infrastructure programmes, the coming explosion in trademark law, and calculating the organisation’s development expenditures.
European Commission Seeks Public Input On Preservation Of The Open Internet 23/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The European Commission (EC) announced today that it would begin a period of public consultation on the subject of internet neutrality.
WIPO Copyright Committee Negotiating Texts Available 23/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) is meeting intensively to try to resolve differences on a variety of instruments, from visually impaired readers, to broadcasting, to educational and research institutions. Intellectual Property Watch has the latest texts.
Access To Medicines And Intellectual Property In Jordan 23/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments A new study sponsored by the Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) sheds light on the impact of strong intellectual property protection on access to medicines.
US Congressional Committee Urged To Invite WIPO Staff Involved In Computer Shipments 23/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization has notified the US congressional committee scheduled to hold a briefing tomorrow on WIPO technical assistance shipments of computers and software to North Korea and Iran that the committee should invite staff who have more direct knowledge of those activities.
© 1912-2012. A Century of Dutch Copyright Law 22/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment International Copyright Conference, Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen, Amsterdam, 31 August 2012 – In 2012, the Dutch Copyright Act (the “Auteurswet”) will celebrate its centenary. The Act of 1912 is one of the world’s oldest “living” acts in the authors’ rights tradition.
WIPO Staff Council President To Testify Before US Congressional Committee 21/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization official who informed the US House Foreign Affairs Committee of WIPO shipments of computers to Iran and North Korea will testify before the committee on Tuesday.
WIPO’s Gurry Discusses Iran/North Korea; Denies Whistleblower Retaliation 20/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Francis Gurry today said the UN agency has cut off its programme of providing computer equipment to countries in order to eliminate doubts in “certain countries” about the programme as it relates to Iran and North Korea, and said he is moving swiftly to establish an independent review. He also said that he would authorise any WIPO official with competence for the programme to testify about it if asked.