Parliament Member Named IP Adviser To UK Prime Minister
A member of the UK Parliament active in promoting intellectual property rights has been named the UK prime minister's adviser on IP with a focus on enforcement.
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Meeting Highlights Use Of Open Data In Science, Health And Sustainable Development
At the end of a two-day conference in Switzerland, open knowledge experts emphasised the role of open data in strengthening science findings’ credibility, fostering medical research and enhancing sustainable development.
Stop Treating Symptoms And Start Curing Diseases: The End Of Graduated Response
Rene Summer writes: The debate about copyright enforcement – whether rights holders’ unshakable conviction in the effectiveness of graduated responses is rational – has reached a watershed. This is not to say that there aren’t any ongoing, well-funded lobby campaigns around the world aimed at convincing policy makers to revert to the practice of some form of graduated response. Nor am I saying that there aren’t any other important considerations, such as the rights of citizens and intermediaries, to be weighted in when debating copyright enforcement, lessening the case for such practices. Rather, what I am saying is that arguing for graduated responses can no longer be done on efficiency grounds without at the same time being intellectually dishonest.
Experts Chart How To Take Open Knowledge Success To Next Level
The process of opening up data from the public and private sectors has achieved relevant success in recent years, but many challenges are still to be overcome to make data really accessible and usable by the public. These were the main ideas that emerged from a meeting of open knowledge experts in Geneva yesterday.
Open Knowledge In The Spotlight This Week In Geneva
Experts from all over the world are gathered this week in Switzerland to discuss open data initiatives, trends and future developments in the context of the 2013 Open Knowledge Conference, an annual event organised by the Open Knowledge Foundation.
The “Ten Commandments” for Developing and Implementing an Effective Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting Strategy
Event Announcement: The “Ten Commandments” for Developing and Implementing an Effective Brand Protection & Anti-Counterfeiting Strategy eBook will give you an easy-to-digest summary of internal and external obstacles which companies must consider when putting in place an anti-counterfeiting programme.
Paper Finds Little Success In ‘Three-Strikes’ IP Enforcement Programmes
A new paper by an Australian academic assesses the "graduated response" programmes set up in recent years to enforce copyrights online through escalating penalties for repeat offences, finding little benefit from the programmes.
European IP Body Issues Paper On Valuation Of Intellectual Property
A European intellectual property information agency recently released a paper explaining a number of tools commonly used in the market to value IP assets.
UN Experts To UK: National Security Concerns Must Never Justify Intimidating Journalists
United Nations independent experts on freedom of expression and on human rights and counter-terrorism today announced that they have requested information from the United Kingdom government on the recent detention of David Miranda, partner of the Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald at Heathrow Airport, London, and the reported destruction of computer hard drives by British officials at the Guardian newspaper.
EU’s Neelie Kroes Envisions “Tomorrow’s Internet,” An Improvement On US Model
European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes, responsible for the European Digital Agenda, today launched the Future Internet Labs in London with a vision of what the internet could look like in the coming years. Her vision? Massive changes, millions of things talking to things, European technological independence, and a greater degree of security and privacy for people online.