“You can vote against us, you can try to defeat us. Go ahead and oppose a legally binding treaty for our right to read. But, remember, we shall not accept anything less than a new international legal norm.” clearly stated …
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TACD event on “Right to Read” in European Parliament
Comments on EC report on IPR enforcement
EUROPEAN COMMISSION REPORT ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT Observations by David Hammerstein, TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue 1. TACD points out that in the evaluation of the effectiveness of intellectual property rights enforcement the European Commission text does not distinguish between “counterfeiting”…
Respuestas frente a la “guerra contra la piratería digital”
“La postura del del mundo clásico del copyright es más de una lastimosa resistencia ludita que de un compromiso ilustrado.” Francis Gurry, Director General de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual Unas eficaces leyes de…
Getting beyond the futile, damaging “war on digital piracy” and the “enforcement agenda”
A few bullet points on the absurd copyright wars “Classic copyright world´s stance is more one of sorry luddite resistance than enlightened engagement.” Francis Gurry, Director General of World Intellectual Property Organization Effective copyright laws need social credibility and broad…
European 2011 Interntional Trade planning: FTA’s, ACTA, IPR, Customs
Indicative Trade policy planner for 2011 Files Dates Notes 1) Bringing Trade Legislation in line with Lisbon 1 a-Omnibus I : proposal aligning non-comitology based trade implementing measures This trade proposal will follow adoption of horizontal regulation and will address…
Timetable: ACTA from EC to European Parliament
ACTA from Commission to European Parliament – European Commission proposal to authorise signature April/May – Signature of EC May/June – Official saisine of EP May/June Consideration of ACTA by International Trade Committee of European Parliament from June-September Vote in EP…
MEP Castex asks for supplementary documents on ACTA
Dear Mr. Commissioner: With regards to the response from the 15. of February 2010 to my written question on ACTA, I would like to make the following observations. As the EC has confirmed the EU has ratified the Vienna Convention…
World Blind Union suspends participation in Stakeholders Platform, demands Treaty
WBU suspends participation in the WIPO Stakeholder Platform and EU Stakeholder Dialogue projects, pending agreement at WIPO on a proper binding legal framework. “Unfortunately, the WIPO TIGAR project is being erroneously portrayed by some organisations as an alternative to the…
ACTA and the EU’s historic mission to “civilize” the Internet
“The creation of a civilized internet” is what French President Nicolás Sarkozy proposed a few days ago for the agenda of the upcoming G-8 meeting. President Obama has also agreed to give priority to the issue of “taming the web”…