SCCR 17, day two, Judith Sullivan and WBU workshop
Submitted by James Love on 4. November 2008 - 11:00It is Tuesday, November 4, 2008, and the WIPO SCCR will hear from Judith Sullivan on copyright limitations and exceptions for the blind.
Judith Sullivan begins with a formal presentation of her February 2007 WIPO Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for the Visually Impaired (SCCR/15/7). The presentation was quite good, and helpful, and followed the slides that WIPO has on its web page.
ONCE requests the support to the WBU WIPO treaty proposal
Submitted by Judit Rius on 3. November 2008 - 11:00ONCE, the National Organization of the Spanish Blind, has written to the Spanish government requesting the support for the WBU WIPO treaty proposal.
ONCE argues that although Spain has a good exception for the blind, the WBU proposal will allow other governments to amend their copyright laws in a similar manner and that this proposal will also have benefits for the trans-border distribution of works. The letter highlights that the WBU treaty proposal will allow the creation of a global platform for the distribution of accessible documents.
Indian civil society representing the blind, the disabled and the public interest petition the Indian Government on the TVI
Submitted by thiru on 3. November 2008 - 11:00At least sixteen non-governmental organizations from India representing the blind, the visual impaired, the disabled and the public interest sent a petition to India’s Registrar of Copyrights on November 3, 2008 expressing their support for the World Blind Union proposal for a WIPO Treaty for Blind, Visually Impaired and other Reading Disabled Persons. Here is the letter below in full.
Mr. G. R. Raghavender
WIPO SCCR/17 day one, on copyright L&E
Submitted by James Love on 3. November 2008 - 11:00I’m in Geneva at WIPO for the 17th SCCR meeting. The first two days have presentations of four WIPO studies of copyright limitations and exceptions. Each study gets a half day. The first presentation was by Sam Ricketson.
WIPO Study on Limitations and Exceptions of Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Environment, (SCCR/9/7), April 5, 2003. prepared by Mr. Sam Ricketson, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne and Barrister, Victoria, Australia
The Ricketson presentation was very clear.
The Medical Innovation Prize Fund (S.2210, 110th Congress) and the WTO TRIPS Agreement
Submitted by James Love on 1. November 2008 - 10:00I have been asked to elaborate on the relationship between the Medical Innovation Prize Fund (S.2210, 110th Congress) and the WTO TRIPS Agreement.
For centuries, innovation inducement prizes have been suggested as a mechanism to stimulate investments in a wide range of topics. (See, for example, Selected Innovation Prizes and Reward Programs, KEI Research Note 2008:1). During most of this period, the patent system has also existed.
Chilean blind civil society requests support to the WBU treaty proposal
Submitted by Judit Rius on 31. October 2008 - 10:00The Chilean National Blind Organization has sent this letter to the Chilean government requesting the support to support the WBU WIPO treaty proposal.
Santiago, 29 de Octubre de 2008.
Sr. Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores
Don Alejandro Foxley Rioseco
PresenteEstimado Señor Ministro,
IP-Watch on WIPO Copyright Committee’s “New-Look”
Submitted by thiru on 31. October 2008 - 10:00William New of IP-Watch offers a perspicacious insight into WIPO’s upcoming Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights in his piece entitled Participants Ready Agendas For New-Look WIPO Copyright Committee.
DAISY Consortium on WIPO treaty for reading disabled persons
Submitted by Manon Ress on 31. October 2008 - 10:00The DAISY consortium has published an article on the proposed WIPO treaty. In says, in part:
Lessig on Google Books settlement
Submitted by James Love on 31. October 2008 - 10:00Larry Lessig has writen a blog post on the Google Books settlement. Lessig starts by saying “this is a good deal that could be the basis for something really fantastic,” and then elaborates, noting how important will be the governance of the new non-profit registry. At the end, Larry trashes the legislative proposal for an orphan works act:
Lessig on Google Books settlement
Submitted by James Love on 31. October 2008 - 10:00Larry Lessig has writen a blog post on the Google Books settlement. Lessig starts by saying “this is a good deal that could be the basis for something really fantastic,” and then elaborates, noting how important will be the governance of the new non-profit registry. At the end, Larry trashes the legislative proposal for an orphan works act:
CNIB on proposed WIPO treaty for reading disabled
Submitted by Manon Ress on 31. October 2008 - 10:00According to a note sent to KEI, CNIB in Canada considers the WBU proposal for a WIPO Treaty for the reading disabled to be “the most critical component of achieving true equality through the development of a ‘Global Library’!. This is a letter that Jim Sanders, the President and Chief Executive Officer of CNIB, sent to the Canada delegation to WIPO.
Vision Australia supports a WIPO Treaty for the Visually Impaired
Submitted by Malini Aisola on 30. October 2008 - 10:00In a letter to the Australian delegation to the WIPO SCCR, Vision Australia expressed its support for the World Blind Union’s proposal for a WIPO Treaty for Improved Access for Blind, Visually Impaired and other Reading Disabled Persons. The text of the letter is available here:
http://www.keionline.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=212
Letter from Tiflolibros Argentina on WBU proposal for WIPO treaty
Submitted by Judit Rius on 30. October 2008 - 10:00Letter that Tiflolibros has sent to the governments of Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador and Cuba requesting them to support the WBU proposal for a WIPO treaty for blind, visually impaired and disabled persons.
La Union Mundial de Ciegos solicita a la OMPI que considere un tratado para mejorar el acceso al conocimiento a las personas con
Submitted by Judit Rius on 29. October 2008 - 10:00El 28 de Octubre del 2008, Chris Friend de la Union Mundial de Ciegos envió una carta al Director General de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) con una propuesta para un Tratado de la OMPI para los ciegos, las personas con deficiencias visuales y otras personas con discapacidad para la lectura.
La carta de la Union Mundial de Ciegos a la OMPI esta disponible aqui
Siva Vaidhyanathan’s notes on the Google Book settlement
Submitted by James Love on 29. October 2008 - 10:00Siva Vaidhyanathan writes his initial reaction to the Google Book/publisher settlement. Among his conclusions:
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