Thiru Balasubramaniam, Geneva Representative
Thiru Balasubramaniam is the Geneva Representative of Knowledge Ecology International.
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June 10, 2009. KEI, TACD and HAI briefing on IPR Enforcement
2009 Proposal by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay, Relating to Limitations and Exceptions: Treaty Proposed by the World Blind Union
On May 25, 2009, Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay (BEP) submitted a formal proposal at the WIPO SCCR 18, asking that the SCCR consider a proposal for a treaty that was presented to the SCCR in 2008 by the World Blind Union. In 2010, the government of Mexico joined as a co-sponsor of the treaty proposal.
Below is the text of the BEP submission at WIPO:
WIPO STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS
Eighteenth Session Geneva, May 25 to 29, 2009
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Right to Read for Persons with Reading Disabilities
New: web page for Marrakesh diplomatic conference
Some recent stuff
- People who oppose robust copyright exceptions for blind people (the Private Sector)
- Brook Baker: Challenges Facing a Proposed WIPO Treaty for Persons Who are Blind or Print Disabled.
Transparency
In the area of Transparency, KEI works on several different topics, including:
- Freedom of Information Act
- Ownership of copyrighted works
- Transparency of patent information
- Transparency of pharmaceutical economics
- Transparency of trade negotiations
ACTA and changes in global norms for damages and injunctions (for enforcement of intellectual property)
The Obama Administration, with the support of a Democrat-controlled U.S. Congress, is insisting the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations be conducted in secret. We know, from documents obtained in Europe and the summaries released in April 2009, that the draft ACTA has sections that deal with both injunctions and damages. We don’t have the current text. Continue Reading
CSC written intervention on future work at WIPO SCCR
Find below Civil Society Coalition (CSC) written intervention to the 18th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights. The intervention was submitted in Spanish by Pablo Lecuona, director and co-funder of Tiflolibros, a library for blinds in Argentina, and CSC fellow during the 18th Session of the WIPO SCCR.
Comentarios de la Civil Society Coalition (CSC)
Mi nombre es Pablo Lecuona y soy director y co-fundador de la biblioteca para ciegos, Tiflolibros en Argentina.
KEI written comments on future work of WIPO’s SCCR 18
Knowledge Ecology International written intervention to the 18th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) thanks the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) and the Chair, Jukka Liedes, for affording KEI the opportunity to present our written comments on the subject of the future work of this Committee.
WIPO stalemate: No agreement reached on genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore
*The author thanks Professor Marc Perlman (Brown University) for his comprehensive notes on the IGC deliberations.
The Netflix prize, about to be won
Apparently at least one entrant has qualified to win the $1 million Netflix grand prize. One can follow the progress of the teams on the Netflix Leaderboard: http://www.netflixprize.com/leaderboard.