On Thursday, 31 May 2018, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) made two recommendations in relation to WIPO’s draft action plan on educational and research institutions and persons with other disabilities. KEI proposed that the regional seminars for educational and research institutions… Continue Reading
The revised Chair’s text (SCCR/36/6) is very responsive to the broadcasters, and mostly hostile to the civil society groups’ positions, on issues such as term and exceptions, and extending the right to materials delivered over the Internet. One bright spot… Continue Reading
I’m about to deliver this intervention at the WIPO SCCR 36 meeting, as a general statement on limitations and exceptions. We are given 2 minutes. KEI has three points 1. The 1971 Berne Annex, which deals with access for developing… Continue Reading
First: Deferred transmission. What is a deferred transmission? Here are the definitions in Daren Tang’s (the Chair of the SCCR) text of the treaty. Available here: http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/copyright/en/sccr_35/sccr_35_12.pdf: (f) “near simultaneous transmission” means a transmission for the reception by the public… Continue Reading
On May 28, 2018, at the opening of a five day to talks at the 36th WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), 11 civil society and library groups sent a letter to negotiators expressing deep concerns over… Continue Reading
UPDATE: On 29 May 2018, Brazil and India notified the WTO secretariat to be “added to the list of sponsors of the submission circulated in document IP/C/W/643”. (Source: IP/C/W/643/Add.1). On 25 May 2018, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published a… Continue Reading
The below are comments were filed by KEI and HealthGap on May 22, 2018, regarding a proposed NIH exclusive license on patents for the treatment and diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Asthma, Psoriasis and Biliary Cirrhosis to Precision IBD… Continue Reading
At the 71st World Health Assembly, KEI will deliver the following intervention regarding the Draft thirteenth general programme of work, 2019–2023. Strategic priority matters 11.1 Draft thirteenth general programme of work, 2019–2023 KEI endorses the WHO’s unwavering commitment to universal… Continue Reading
At the 71st World Health Assembly, KEI will deliver the following intervention regarding the Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018. 11.7 Preparation for… Continue Reading
At the 71st World Health Assembly, KEI will deliver the following intervention regarding the Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation, and Intellectual Property: 11.6 Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual… Continue Reading