Misc Intellectual Property Limitations and Exceptions
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Geneva workshop on ACTA, June 28, 2010
On June 28, 2010, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) and IQsensato are co-hosting a workshop on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
The Location of the meeting is the Maison des Associations, on Rue des Savoises 15, Geneva, in the Salle Gandhi.
Speakers
- Carlos Correa, University of Buenos Aires
- Erik Josefsson, Adviser, Greens/EFA-European Parliament
- James Love, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
SCCR 20: Draft Conclusions
It is 3:30 PM on Thursday, 24 June 2010 in Geneva, and the 20th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) is now reviewing these draft conclusions.
World Intellectual Property Organization
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)
Twentieth Session
Geneva, June 21 to 24, 2010
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)
Twentieth Session
Geneva, June 21 to 24, 2010
Draft Conclusions
PROTECTION OF BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS
WIPO SCCR 20: Proyecto de conclusiones
Esta es la version de las 3.30 pm del 24 de junio del 2010 del proyecto de conclusiones de la OMPI SCCR 20 en espanol. El documento fue distribuido durante el dia de hoy por el secretariado de la OMPI y esta siendo discutido. Este texto va a ser negociado esta tarde.
Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual
Comité de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos (SCCR)
Vigésima sesión
Ginebra, 21 a 24 de junio de 2010
Proyecto de conclusiones
PROTECCIÓN DE LOS ORGANISMOS DE RADIODIFUSIÓN
SCCR20: Statement by Ecuador on behalf of Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Paragua on a WIPO Treaty for Reading Disabled Persons
On Wednesday, 23 June 2010, Ecuador on behalf of Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico and Paraguay, made the following intervention on a WIPO Treaty for Reading Disabled Persons.
Vigésima Sesión del
Comité Permanente de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos (SCCR/20) Declaración General del Ecuador
23 junio 2010
Comité Permanente de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos (SCCR/20) Declaración General del Ecuador
23 junio 2010
Gracias Señor Presidente:
La presente declaración la realizo a nombre de Brasil, Ecuador, México y Paraguay, países proponentes de un TRATADO DE LA OMPI SOBRE UN MEJOR ACCESO PARA DISCAPACITADOS VISUALES Y OTRAS PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD PARA LA LECTURA.
2008 U.S. Copyright Office Memo concluded that export of accessible works is not legal under U.S. law
In briefings about the WIPO proposal for a treaty for persons who are blind or have other disabilities, the U.S. government has sent mixed signals regarding the legality of exporting of accessible works created under exceptions in U.S. law. In some informal briefings and conversations, the U.S. government has said such exports are allowed under U.S. law. At other times, they say they are not.
KEI has obtained a June 12, 2008 memo from the U.S. Copyright Office, written by Neil Conley to David Carson, that analyzes the possible extraterritorial effects of the Chafee Amendment.
KEI critical of Canada’s Bill C-32 provisions on export of accessible works for persons with disabilities
A new copyright bill in Canada includes extensive provisions about the export of accessible works for persons with a “print disability.” The good news is that they embrace a reasonably good definition of disabilities covered. It goes down hill from there.
India’s intervention to the WTO TRIPS Council: TRIPS plus enforcement trends
Here below is India’s intervention on ‘TRIPS plus IPR Enforcement’ as delivered at the WTO TRIPS Council on 9 June 2010.
Intervention on TRIPS plus enforcement trends – INDIA
How Much Time is Necessary to Negotiate the Text of a Multilateral Agreement on Intellectual Property?
There is a negotiation in the WIPO SCCR over the work program on copyright limitations and exceptions for persons with disabilities. Some countries favor a negotiation on a binding treaty. The US government is asking that the SCCR set aside work on the treaty, and focus instead on a non-binding recommendation to address a limited set of issues relating to the import and export of works created under an exception. The US government asserts that treaties would take a very long time to negotiate, ratify and implement. Continue Reading
Anne Marie Worning appointed as new acting head of WHO’s team on public health, innovation and intellectual property
On 4 June 2010, Dr. Margaret Chan (Director General, World Health Organization) announced Dr. Anne Marie Worning as ‘acting Director, Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (PHI)’. According to the WHO website,
Dr Anne Marie Worning, a Danish national, is the Executive Director of the Director-General’s Office since April 2009.