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KEI comments to UK Consultation on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities under discussion at WIPO

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Manon Ress

The proposal for a WIPO treaty for persons who are blind or have other disabilities moved forward at the last SCCR meeting in June 2011, when a wide collection of high income and Latin American countries endorsed a joint paper that could serve as a basis for a diplomatic conference. The fact that Brazil, the US and the EU were among the countries endorsing the paper was very significant.

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Cable details “textbook case of how not to conduct a public vaccination campaign” in Romania by Merck and GSK

September 6, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)

A high profile campaign to promote the HPV vaccine for cervical cancer in Romania was described by Embassy officials as a failure, and a ” textbook case of how not to conduct a public vaccination campaign.” Among other things, the campaign featured a Merck sponsored visit by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Here are some highlights from the cable:

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Cable: US Government collaboration with drug companies to lobby the Finnish Parliament on drug pricing legislation

Posted on September 6, 2011 by James Love

This July 9, 2008 cable concerns the collaboration between the US government and the pharmaceutical industry to lobby Finland on the pricing of pharmaceutical drugs. The cable was written by Michael A Butler, then the Deputy Chief of Mission in Helsinki, and is worth a read. Among other things, the cable says :

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Special 301 Cables: Countries G to Y

Cables mentioning “Special 301” – Context and More Countries – /node/1244

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Cables mentioning “Special 301” – Details of US trade pressure on IPR

Below are links to two web page pages that have links to 973 U.S. Department of State cables identified on September 5, 2011, using the http://cablegatesearch.net/ tool for searching 251,287 Wikileaks cables, and the search term, “special 301.”

The two web pages with the cables are here:

Countries A to F: /node/1243

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Special 301 Cables: Countries A to F

Cables mentioning “Special 301” – Context and More Countries – /node/1244

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Cables mentioning Special 301 Review

ACTA: US courting of Hong Kong government (2007)

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Thiru

This cable, written on 23 January 2007, summarizes the proceedings of a video conference between US government officials and Hong Kong government officials that took place on 12 January 2007 with respect to ACTA and subsequent conversations between the Hong Kong government and the US consulate in Hong Kong. Continue Reading →

Cables that mention open source software – now with excerpts

September 4, 2011
From KEI staff review of Wikileaks cables (/wikileaks)

These cables from a search of “open source” and software, plus additional searches using the terms Linux, FOSS, Ubuntu and “free software.” I have included excerpts to relevant sections of the cables, as well as links to the full cables, for additional context. I will be adding more cables as I find them. Jamie

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Microsoft meeting with US Ambassador to Brazil regarding politics of Open Document Format (ODF) proposal to ISO

Posted on September 5, 2011 by James Love

On December 21, 2007, the U.S. Consul General for São Paulo, Thomas White, wrote a cable titled: MICROSOFT SEES GOB ATTACKS AGAINST IPR. The cable was classified by James Story, the Econ/Pol Chief.

Ambassador Clifford Sobel (photo from Wikimedia)

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KEI comments to UK Consultation on limitations and exceptions for persons with print disabilities under discussion at WIPO

Cable details “textbook case of how not to conduct a public vaccination campaign” in Romania by Merck and GSK

Cable: US Government collaboration with drug companies to lobby the Finnish Parliament on drug pricing legislation

Special 301 Cables: Countries G to Y

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Cables mentioning “Special 301” – Details of US trade pressure on IPR

Special 301 Cables: Countries A to F

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Cables mentioning Special 301 Review

ACTA: US courting of Hong Kong government (2007)

Cables that mention open source software – now with excerpts

Microsoft meeting with US Ambassador to Brazil regarding politics of Open Document Format (ODF) proposal to ISO

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