Author: Thiru

India delivered the following intervention at MSF’s workshop at the World Trade Organization Public Forum today. The title of the MSF workshop was “Controversy at customs – the detention of medicines in transit: what impact on access to medicines?”

This is the general statement delivered by the representative of the World Blind Union today (September 29, 2009) at the WIPO General Assemblies.

WBU statement:

The World Blind Union is the worldwide organisation representing the interests of 160 million blind and partially sighted persons in 177 member countries.

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The following is the general statement that KEI delivered to the WIPO General Assembly on September 29, 2009.

General Statement of KEI
WIPO 2009 General Assembly
September 29, 2009

ACTA

Outside of WIPO, some countries are involved in secretive negotiations on a new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). KEI asks WIPO to adopt a resolution calling for an end to the secrecy of this negotiation. Global norms for the enforcement of IP should be transparent and benefit from comments from the public before decisions are made on substantive provisions.

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This is the intervention made by Ecuador, on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean (GRULAC) region, concerning the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) on Friday, September 25, 2009.

Here is the except of Malaysia’s intervention at the WIPO General Assembly made yesterday during discussion of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). This excerpt shows Malaysia’s position on limitations and exceptions.

This is the intervention Australia made on agenda item 25 on the SCCR at the 2009 WIPO General Assembly. Australia supported the “the dual approach of the stakeholder’s platform as well as examining the possibility of an international instrument”.

Semi live blogging, for Monday (September 28), at the WIPO 2009 General Assembly

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On September 28, 2009, the United States of America delivered the following intervention on agenda item 25 concerning the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the 47 Session of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO.

On September 25, 2009, Chile delivered the following intervention on agenda item 5 concerning General Statements at the 47 Session of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO.

In May 2009, at the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) 18th session, the governments of Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay formally tabled a proposal (SCCR/18/5) to WIPO endorsing the World Blind Union’s Treaty for Reading Disabled Persons. The States’ proposal has generated a flurry of activity including meetings scheduled in Belgium, Egypt, India and the United States related to the Treaty, norm setting, orphan works and limitations and exceptions to copyright. Continue Reading →