GREENS / EFA GROUP IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL ACTA: A DANGEROUS, ILLEGITIMATE, OVERSTRETCH OF LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITION PAPER, ADOPTED 31 MAY 2011 At the G8 summit, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) signing procedure will be…
A conclusion from UK official study on copyright
As stated in the recent UK Independent Review of IP and Growth, typically referred to as the Hargreaves report (the report launched on 18 May 2011 after the official request for a study on IPR from David Cameron’s cabinet): Could…
Why Pharma´s Patents are a drug
Why pharma’s patents are a drug on the market Dean Baker guardian.co.uk Tuesday 31 May 2011 16.27 BST Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders during his filibuster speech, on 10 December 2010, against the proposed extension of Bush-era tax cuts and other…
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Priority parliamentary question tabled by Luigi Berlinguer
On May 12th, 2011 the plenary session of European Parliament adopted a report called “Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries” (INI/2010/2156), that made clear its support for the international binding “Treaty for the visually impaired and other print…
Short summary of EU orphan works proposal
EU Orphan Works Directive proposal 1. The EC proposal rejects any EU wide statutory exception to copyright, is against any form of EU extended collective licensing or orphan-specific licenses given by governments or collecting societies. 2. The EC proposes the…