There is a very strong push for convening a diplomatic conference to approve the Broadcasting Treaty of the World Intellectual Property Organization at this week´s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights in Geneva. At stake is the freedom…
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EU Trade Day: Is trade about our values or “zombie deals”?
EU TRADE DAY: Do trade agreements represent the forward march of “EU values” or are they “zombie deals” against the public interest? EU Trade Day #EutradeDay took place on June 23rd organized by the Directorate General of Trade of the…
SUPPORT GROWS IN FINAL PUSH FOR EU MARRAKESH TREATY RATIFICATION
“Twenty one EU member states now agree to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty under EU competence and with a few more countries favourable there will be a qualified majority for the EU Council to ratify.” This was the most important…
European Parliament supports copyright exception for text and data mining
Today the Legal Affairs Committee approved an amendment in favour of a copyright exception for text and data mining with the Reda Report on copyright. Stresses the need to properly assess the enablement of automated analytical techniques for text…
European Parliament urges “swift ratification of Marrakesh Treaty”
Today the European Parliament´s Legal Affairs Committee approved the amendment below within the Reda Report on Copyright. Underlines the importance of exceptions and limitations being accessible for persons with disabilities; in this regard notes the conclusion of the Marrakesh…
Save the date: “EU: Ratify Marrakesh Treaty now!” 24-6-15
“EU: Ratify the Marrakesh Treaty for the right to read of blind and other visually impaired persons” Sponsoring MEPs: Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH (EPP, DE), Enrico GASBARRA (S&D, IT), Juan Carlos GIRAUTA (ALDE, ES), Max ANDERSSON (Greens/EFA, SE) Co-organisers: Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue…
TTIP and Health stakeholders meeting 27-5-15
This TTIP stakeholders meeting took place at the Charlemagne Building of the European Commission on Wednesday, 27th of May of 2015 dealt with the issues of cosmetics, health-care systems and pharmaceuticals. The meeting was led by DG Trade with…
A letter to a patient representative on Adaptive Licensing / pathways
by Yannis Natsis, 13 May 2015 (Views do not necessarily represent TACD positions) Dear Bettina, Many thanks for taking the time to comment on my analysis on adaptive licensing/pathways entitled “Adapting medicines to the market or to patients’ needs”. Interventions…
Bundesregierung blockiert grenzüberschreitenden Literaturzugang für blinde und sehbehinderte Menschen
Berlin, 7. Mai 2015 Im Juni 2013 verabschiedete die Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum (WIPO) in Marrakesch einen Vertrag, der für blinde, seh- und lesebehinderte Menschen den Zugang zu urheberrechtlich geschützten Werken verbessert. Ziel ist, dass die Blindenbüchereien ihre Bücherbestände…
I Ciechi espressono disappunto per posizione italiana
Comunicato stampa Roma, 08/05/2015 L’Unione Italiana dei Ciechi e degli Ipovedenti ONLUS invita i governi di Italia e di Germania a non ostacolare la ratifica da parte dell’UE del nostro Trattato di Marrakech sul diritto alla lettura! Sono passati quasi…