Based on intervention made for TACD at TTIP stakeholders plenary July 15th in Brussels With a clear lack of balance in its approach the EU position in the TTIP negotiations asks for more copyright protections for the renumeration of broadcasters…
TTIP and pharmaceuticals: possible side-effects
From presentation by TACD at TTIP stakeholders event on July 15th, 2015 At TACD we are afraid that while some proposals on the table are positive, others could chill future reform or lock us in old business models of biomedical…
Europolitics: WIPO Marrakesh Treaty: Long road to ratification
Campaigners hope that a year after signing, the member states blocking its ratification will back down By Mari Eccles • 25 June 2015 Few would argue about the worthiness of the Marrakesh Treaty. Signed by the EU in June 2014,…
Preservation in archives and libraries: Better dead than read?
ORAL STATEMENT ON OF COPYRIGHT REFORM FOR PRESERVATION BY LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES Is our cultural and historical heritage better dead that read? Or is the preservation of our common past a public good that is much better read than…
Broadcasting Treaty: will protecting broadcast signals threaten the Internet?
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…
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…