Year: 2008

ONCE, 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.

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I 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.

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The DAISY consortium has published an article on the proposed WIPO treaty. In says, in part:

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Larry 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:

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Larry 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:

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The 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
Presente

Estimado Señor Ministro,

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According 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.

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William 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.

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Letter 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.

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