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Lessig At CERN: Scientific Knowledge Should Not Be Reserved For Academic Elite

ByCatherine Saez Apr 19, 2011

Free culture leader and Harvard University law professor Larry Lessig was at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) yesterday…

US Farmers Sue Monsanto Over GMO Patents, Demand Right To Conventional Crops

ByCatherine Saez Mar 30, 2011

The Public Patent Foundation filed suit yesterday against Monsanto’s patents on genetically modified seeds with farmers asking to be protected…

Brazil’s Copyright Reform: Schizophrenia?

Pedro Paranaguá writes: Brazil’s new Minister of Culture is under severe pressure from civil society groups, academics and some artists.…

World AIDS Day Brings Calls For Legislative Caution, Reform

ByKaitlin Mara Dec 1, 2010

Canada’s Parliament has the power to save lives of millions afflicted with HIV around the world if they will act…

Special Report: Geneva, Public Health Capital Of The World

ByKaitlin Mara Aug 30, 2010

International public health in Geneva is no longer just the province of the World Health Organization. Dozens of intergovernmental and…

Counterfeit Medicines In WTO Dispute Process, Heating Up At WHO

ByKaitlin Mara May 12, 2010

The international policy debate over counterfeit medicines and legitimate generics escalated today. Brazil and India took the first step in…

Efficacy Of TRIPS Public Health Amendment In Question At WTO

ByKaitlin Mara Mar 1, 2010

World Trade Organization members this week will hear a report on an informal meeting on an amendment to intellectual property…

Panel: Standards Aid Innovation, But Only If Open

ByKaitlin Mara Jan 29, 2010

Standards are vitally important to innovation but in order for them to serve their purpose effectively, they must be open,…

False Metaphors And Sinking Ships: Patry On Copyright In Geneva

ByKaitlin Mara Dec 4, 2009

“In international law we like metaphors,” said William Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel at Google and author of the recent book…

Library Of Alexandria A Symbol Of Egypt’s Efforts To Lead On Knowledge Access

ByWilliam New Nov 16, 2009

ALEXANDRIA – Dining on fresh fish beneath a golden sunset overlooking the Mediterranean beneath which lie the remains of the…

Copyright Holders Acknowledge Losing Battle For Public Consciousness At World Copyright Summit

ByLiza Porteus Viana Jun 11, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC – Copyright holders on Wednesday acknowledged they have done a poor job of countering the “anti-copyright” lobby and…

Freedom Of Expression Vs. DRM — The First Empirical Assessment

Results of recent research on the impact of digital rights management (DRM) on the ability of users to take advantage…