“Practice what we preach, not what we do”. ACTA is a legally binding treaty for the EU and EU member states but only a voluntary global benchmark for the US. While the EU considers it a legal obligation, the US…
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Response to Commissioner Barnier on EU’s refusal to support right to read
Dear Commissioner Barnier, Thank you for your letter dated 16th December, in which you respond to the call from the European Blind Union, now signed by 100 Members of the European Parliament, for the European Commission and Member States to…
Building walls or promoting innovation for society
Short notes for TransAtlantic Economic Council, Washington DC, 15-12-2010 TACD firmly believes that a culture of innovation can benefit consumers and society in general. While it is true innovation is often market-driven, many social needs such as health, culture or education are…
Increasing calls in EU for new models of medical innovation
29 November 2010 – The recent price cuts of patented medicines by various European governments and the growing burden of medicines on national healthcare budgets make it clear that the current model for biomedical innovation is unsustainable, both for developing…
Common resolution on ACTA in EP proposed by Socialist, Green and Liberal groups
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 – 2014 Session document 23.11.10 DRAFT COMMON MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION pursuant to Rule 110 of the Rules of Procedure On ACTA Kader Arif and Véronique De Keyser on behalf of the S&D Group Niccolò Rinaldi, Marietje…
Opening speech by MEP Eva Joly On Medcial Innovation
“Health care is not a luxury, it is a basic human right”
Leak: How EU prepares next ACTA “technical round”
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Trade Directorate E – Public Procurement and Intellectual Property, Bilateral Trade Relations Public Procurement, Intellectual property. EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Trade Brussels, 3 November 2010 Ref: “LIMITED” NOTE FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE INTA COMMITTEE SUBJECT: …
70 MEPS CALL ON EU TO SUPPORT “RIGHT TO READ” TREATY AT WIPO
“There is an ongoing and unmet need for international copyright law to be changed, so that organisations in the EU which make accessible books can legally share their collection with others in countries outside the EU, and vice-versa.”
Sixty six MEPs demand EU supports Treaty for Visually Impaired at WIPO
LETTER IN SUPPORT OF A TREATY FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND PRINT DISABLED PEOPLE Many millions of EU citizens, such as blind or dyslexic people, have a disability which prevents them from reading standard sized print. They can read the same…
POLICY BRIEF: ACTA, Democracy & Access to Medicines
Negotiations are not the end of the road – ACTA is a blank cheque In a move that would circumvent open debate and due scrutiny, the agreement proposes an annual meeting of signatories where amendments to the Treaty can be…