These were my notes from the KEI intervention on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at WIPO SCCR 42, on the proposed WIPO broadcasting treaty. This is essentially a related rights treaty, and goes far beyond the control of signal piracy. And… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 27 April 2022 from 14:00 CEST to 16:00 CEST, the South Centre, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), and the Washington College of Law’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) will convene a workshop to prepare for the… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 1 March 2022, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following statement at the 42nd session of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore. KEI would like some clarifications regarding how regimes proposed in the IGC… Continue Reading
This is the statement the United States of America delivered on behalf of the US government at the WIPO General Assembly, on the work program for the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) on Tuesday, 5 October 2021.… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 5 October 2021, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following statement on Agenda item 13, Report on the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). Statement of Knowledge Ecology International – Agenda Item 13: Report on the Standing… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 5 October 2021, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following opening statement at the 2021 WIPO General Assembly. General Statement of Knowledge Ecology International – WIPO General Assembly 5 October 2021 The COVID pandemic illustrates flaws in the intellectual… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, 30 June 2021, Knowledge Ecology International delivered the following statement on copyright in the digital environment at WIPO’s 41st session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights . SCCR 41 – KEI statement on copyright in… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, 29 June 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on copyright limitations and exceptions. SCCR 41 – KEI statement on limitations and exceptions Limitations and exceptions are important for individuals and society, particularly with regards to… Continue Reading
On Monday, 28 June 2021, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) delivered the following statement on the proposed WIPO broadcasting treaty. SCCR 41 – KEI statement on broadcasting New measures to address signal theft are one thing. But granting durable post-fixation rights… Continue Reading
Ahead of the 74th World Health Assembly, Health Action International, Knowledge Ecology International, and Medicines Law & Policy will be co-hosting a discussion with a high-level panel on what a pandemic response treaty should say about the sharing of rights… Continue Reading