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By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch German public broadcasters at a recent hearing of Germany’s Supreme Court warned against state interference with the funding of their programmes. The appeal by Germany’s large public broadcasting organisations ARD, ZDF and radio…
Wolfgang Starein is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) official with primary responsibility for enforcement of intellectual property rights. In a series of recent interviews with Intellectual Property Watch, Starein talked about WIPO’s enforcement agenda for the coming year, a…
Por Dugie Standeford para Intellectual Property Watch Para que los planes de la Comisión Europea de digitalizar y volver accesible el legado cultural de Europa tengan éxito, primero deben resolverse los problemas relacionados con la preservación digital, las obras huérfanas…
Par Dugie Standeford pour Intellectual Property Watch Des experts du droit d’auteur ont affirmé dans un rapport publié le 18 avril dernier qu’il était indispensable de résoudre les problèmes relatifs à la conservation numérique, aux oeuvres orphelines et aux ouvrages…
Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen NUEVA YORK – Un funcionario de Estados Unidos, quien expuso las razones por las que Estados Unidos decidió solicitar la celebración de consultas con China en el marco del mecanismo de solución de diferencias de…
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen
NEW YORK - A United States official who presented the arguments for why the United States has taken China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for alleged breaches of trade law related to intellectual property rights and market access was met with strong support from industry and lawyers, but equally strong criticism from others at a recent conference.
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Problems related to digital preservation, orphan works and out-of-print materials must be resolved if European Commission plans to digitise and make accessible Europe’s cultural heritage are to succeed, copyright experts said in an…
By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch
Two recent developments - the decision by music industry giant EMI to sell downloads free of digital rights management (DRM) and the launch of France's new DRM agency - could change the nature of the debate on copyright reform. While it remains to be seen whether EMI and other companies offering unprotected content are successful, or the Regulatory Authority for Technical Measures (ARMT) effectively resolves interoperability disputes, it is likely that content providers and policymakers around the world will be watching closely, experts said.
By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen NEW YORK – Speakers at an intellectual property conference here disagreed on the future of the IP system and what role the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will play during the next 10 years. But…
On April 10, the US Trade Representative requested consultations with China at the WTO over protection of IP rights and barriers to trade in copyrighted items.