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Open Music Initiative: Seeking To Drive The Beat On Global Standards, Rights Attribution
NEW YORK – The Open Music Initiative provides a forum for collaboration across academic, tech and music industry stakeholders around the world, and is working to develop the global standards…
German Hate Speech Legislation Receives Mixed Review At German Internet Governance Forum
BERLIN — Germany’s controversial hate speech legislation is working well, a representative of the German Ministry of Justice said during a panel today (27 November) at the German national Internet…
CBD Negotiating Group Issues Draft Decision On Genetic Resources Data
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The co-chairs of a contact group working to find consensus language on a decision on genetic resources data issued a new draft this afternoon at the…
New US ‘Compromise’ Proposal On Broadcasting Treaty At WIPO Stirs Fresh Negotiations
Members of the World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee today are locked away in a private room negotiating on a draft text for global treaty to boost the rights of…
Civil Society Offers Range Of Advice To WIPO Negotiators On Broadcast Treaty
Civil society doesn’t see things from behind a window, but takes the lead in international policy negotiations to discuss issues that affect everyday life. At this week’s World Intellectual Property…
Panellists To CBD: Funds Needed To Save Biodiversity, Genetic Resources Not In Nagoya Protocol Should Be Included
SHARM-EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – The access and benefit sharing protocol of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity is based on bilateral agreements between providers and users of genetic resources. There are,…