KEI Research Note 2007:5
Copyright
DOJ files amicus brief supporting controversial use of copyright claim to block parallel trade of Omega watches
Submitted by James Love on 31. March 2010 - 13:17In a parallel trade case involving Costco, a popular discount outlet, and Omega, the Swiss watchmaker, the US Department of Justice has come down against U.S. consumers, backing the Swiss companies use of copyright laws to block imports of watches sold at lower prices outside of the US, by Omega. A copy of the DOJ brief is available here. Costco filed a response, which is available here.
WIPO SCCR: CIS Statement in support of the WBU Treaty
Submitted by Malini Aisola on 16. December 2009 - 9:07Statement of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Bangalore, on the matter of the Treaty for the Blind, Visually Impaired and other Reading Disabled, proposed by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay.
16th December, 2009
Comments on inadequacy of voluntary measures to ensure equal access to copyrighted works for persons with reading disabilities
Submitted by Malini Aisola on 7. October 2009 - 14:20In discussions about a possible WIPO Treaty for persons who are blind or have other reading disabilities, there have been suggestions by some that voluntary licensing by rights holders presents a sufficient solution to the problem. I studied several publications since 1985 to take a closer look at this viewpoint and find out what were the common perceptions.
A person of ordinary skill not an automaton: The US Supreme court in KSR
Some excepts from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in KSR International
KSR INTERNATIONAL CO. v. TELEFLEX INC. ET AL. No. 04–1350. Argued November 28, 2006—Decided April 30, 2007
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/06pdf/04-1350.pdf
Terms of Protection for Copyright and Related Rights in multilateral treaties
To provide some context to discussions on the term of protection for copyright and related rights, the following note sumarizes on the basic provisions in various multilateral copyright and related rights treaties, on the topics of minimum terms and formalities. This does not include provisions in bilateral and regional trade agreements, such as NAFTA, the US/AU FTA, or the several EU FTA and other agreements.
CSC written intervention on future work at WIPO SCCR
Submitted by Judit Rius on 29. July 2009 - 22:00Find below Civil Society Coalition (CSC) written intervention to the 18th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights. The intervention was submitted in Spanish by Pablo Lecuona, director and co-funder of Tiflolibros, a library for blinds in Argentina, and CSC fellow during the 18th Session of the WIPO SCCR.
Comentarios de la Civil Society Coalition (CSC)
Mi nombre es Pablo Lecuona y soy director y co-fundador de la biblioteca para ciegos, Tiflolibros en Argentina.
TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) resolution on copyright terms
Submitted by James Love on 1. July 2009 - 7:09TACD has issued a resolution on copyright terms, and measures to mitigate the harm from excessive terms. The TACD Press release follows:
The 1982 WIPO and UNESCO Working Group on Exceptions for Access to Protected Works for Visually and Auditory Handicapped Person
Submitted by James Love on 30. May 2009 - 3:19Group B Countries, including the United States, 17 members of the European Union, Canada, Switzerland, the Holy See, and others, argued last week that consideration of *any* instrument to set norms for access to works by persons who are blind or have reading disabilities was “premature.” Others suggest action is “overdue.” In fact, the debate is quite old.
Final conclusions of WIPO SCCR 18
Submitted by James Love on 29. May 2009 - 12:58These are the final conclusions of SCCR 18.
World Intellectual Property Organization
SCCR Eighteenth Session
Geneva, May 25 to 29, 2009
CONCLUSIONS OF THE SCCR
prepared by the Chair
Limitations and exceptions
