UGLY POLITICS IN GENEVA: NO PROGRESS TOWARD ENDING “BOOK FAMINE” AT WIPO The technical solutions for providing millions of books to the blind and visually impaired exist; the political will does not.
Urgent ACTA Communique
International Experts Find that Pending Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Threatens Public Interests June 23, 2010 American University Washington College of Law Washington, D.C. This statement reflects the conclusions reached at a meeting of over 90 academics, practitioners and public interest organizations…
Some critical notes on ACTA strategy
The Politics of ACTA, the European Union and the strategy we need to win My presentation will not be a very technical one but instead will be an analysis of where we are and where we are going. I will…
US AND EU TURN THEIR BACKS ON RIGHT TO READ FOR BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED
The informal open-ended consultation at the World Intellectual Property Organization on how to solve the “book famine” of the visually impaired and the print disabled ended today amidst the persistent state of negation on the part of the United States…
Spain confronts big pharma on drug prices
The Spanish Government has challenged the price of patented medicines as it has taken a number of major steps announced this week to reduce the pharmaceutical expenditure of the public health system (23%). The new measures together with Spanish regional…
Why a binding treaty for the visually impaired at WIPO?
The right to read for disabled people:Does the EU support a treaty for blind and other reading disabled people? Session: Why a binding treaty for the visually impaired at WIPO? May 4th, 2010 – European Parliament, Brussels Good morning Ladies…