Author: david

Greens in EP vote to reject ACTA

GREENS / EFA GROUP IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL ACTA: A DANGEROUS, ILLEGITIMATE, OVERSTRETCH OF LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITION PAPER, ADOPTED 31 MAY 2011 At the G8 summit, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) signing procedure will be…

Why Pharma´s Patents are a drug

Why pharma’s patents are a drug on the market Dean Baker guardian.co.uk Tuesday 31 May 2011 16.27 BST Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders during his filibuster speech, on 10 December 2010, against the proposed extension of Bush-era tax cuts and other…

Short summary of EU orphan works proposal

EU Orphan Works Directive proposal 1. The EC proposal rejects any EU wide statutory exception to copyright, is against any form of EU extended collective licensing or orphan-specific licenses given by governments or collecting societies. 2. The EC  proposes the…