L’UE débat du droit d’auteur, de l’accès aux œuvres et des artistes dans le contexte de l’ère numérique
BRUXELLES - « Le droit d’auteur devrait être aboli car il nuit à la diversité culturelle », a-t-on entendu lors d’une conférence à Bruxelles.
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NTIA Seeks Comments On Letting Go Of Internet Control
The United States National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has published a notice of inquiry regarding the expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between the agency and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which oversees technical…
2009 World Telecom Policy Forum: All About The ITU Mandate
LISBON - The role of information and communications technology (ICTs) in boosting global economic recovery plus the greening and convergence of ICTs were made top issues of the 4th World Telecom Policy Forum (WTPF) in Lisbon held on 22-24 April.
Accord sur les ADPIC : point de départ et non finalité de l’Accord de lutte contre la contrefaçon
BRUXELLES - L’Accord de lutte contre la contrefaçon (ACTA) continue de prendre forme, mais des divergences se font de plus en plus jour entre les pays membres sur les questions liées à l’Internet et à la responsabilité des intermédiaires qui semblent donner des maux de tête aux négociateurs. Une réunion de consultation a été organisée le mardi 21 avril à Bruxelles à l’initiative de la Direction générale du commerce de la Commission européenne afin de permettre aux parties prenantes de concilier leurs points de vue sur cet accord extrêmement discuté.
El ACTA: según la Comisión Europea, el Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC es la base, no el límite
BRUSELAS – El Acuerdo Comercial de Lucha contra la Falsificación (ACTA, por su sigla en inglés) está tomando forma, sin embargo, se están haciendo cada vez más patentes las discrepancias y, al parecer, los temas relacionados con Internet y con la responsabilidad de los intermediarios están dando dolores de cabeza a los negociadores. El pasado jueves, la Dirección General de Comercio de la Comisión Europea invitó a las partes interesadas a asistir a una reunión de consulta para intercambiar ideas sobre el acuerdo tan debatido.
WIPO Members Discuss New Methodology For Development Agenda
Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization are trying this week to agree on implementation of a new development dimension for the UN body and the global intellectual property system. And they have a new methodology proposed by the WIPO secretariat as a starting point.
Mixed Review Of Swedish Pirate Bay Jail Sentences
While rightsholders hailed a “landmark” recent high-profile verdict against the operators of Swedish online file-sharing site The Pirate Bay (TPB), legal and digital rights analysts say it was no surprise. While the law of secondary liability for copyright infringement is by no means settled everywhere, TPB’s attitude toward intellectual property protections means the same decision could have happened in other countries as well, they said.
EU Stakeholders Debate Copyright, Access And Artists In Digital Age
BRUSSELS - Copyright should be abolished because it undermines cultural diversity, a Brussels conference has been told.
IP And Sustainable Technology Debate Centres On Access And Benefit-Sharing
As the need to protect the global environment grows, questions are being raised about how intellectual property might help incentivise the development of the right kinds of technology and its transfer to places that need it most.
European Commission On ACTA: TRIPS Is Floor Not Ceiling
BRUSSELS - The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is increasingly taking shape, but differences are becoming clearer and internet issues and intermediary liability appear to be giving negotiators some headaches. The European Commission Directorate General Trade on Tuesday invited stakeholders to a consultation meeting to share ideas on the much-debated agreement.
More Time For China On DSB Ruling On IP
China repeated its position to the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Body Monday that it will “need a reasonable period of time” to implement the DSB ruling that called for changes to its enforcement of intellectual property rights. The United…
Gurry To Judges: We Must Work For Changes To Global Patent Treaty
WASHINGTON, DC - The Patent Cooperation Treaty is not performing up to par and is not helping enough to alleviate the stress on the global patent system, World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Francis Gurry said here Tuesday. The backlog theme was echoed by judges from across the globe who said their dockets are getting fuller with IP-related cases.