In 2018, a fire in the building of the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro almost completely destroyed its historical collection, which had accumulated over about two hundred years. In 2021, South Africa also lost a part...
Read MoreAlthough Colombia has been recognized for its AI policies, its development is unsatisfactory. Under the Duque government, an ethical framework was issued and various documents were established to promote AI, but the impacts were...
Read MoreBy Carolina Botero A proposal from Sierra Leone, Panama and Malawi to conduct a study on the public lending right was approved by WIPO last March. In a position paper, a civil society alliance in the region explains why it is...
Read More[Carolina Botero and Meredith Jacob] We have all been following the evolution of COVID 19, which has now been characterized as global pandemic by the World Health Organization. The safety of our participants and the health of our communities must be our highest priority, as we assess how to move forward with the Global Congress.
Read MoreWe in Colombia are looking forward to welcoming you to Cartagena for the 6th Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest, August 13-15. From this week on the registry and call for session proposals is open! It includes the request for scholarships. We will have three main tracks on Medicines, Digital Rights, and Copyright Reforms and Open Policies. We will also have two cross-cutting tracks: Traditional Knowledge and Trade Agreements.
Read MorePrimeras impresiones de la reforma al derecho de autor que presentará el gobierno en 2017 para implementar el TLC con EEUU. [Fundación Karisma, Link (CC-BY-SA)] El lunes 2 de octubre, la Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor...
Read MoreReposted from Ditigal Rights LAC, Link (CC-BY) Access to knowledge was the topic that Karisma Foundationpresented during the thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the impact of Internet...
Read More[Cross posted from Fundación Karisma, Link, (CC-BY)] In Bolivia, La Paz’s City Council is discussing the “Municipal Autonomy Bill No. 100,” which seeks to create mechanisms to ensure the protection of the public performance...
Read MoreI would like to draw your attention to a copyright case in Colombia in which biology student Diego Gomez is facing criminal charges after sharing a Master Thesis written by another Colombian biologist (without asking for...
Read More[Reposted from Creative Commons Affiliates Blog, Link (CC-BY)]On Thursday, March 14 Fundación Karisma, in collaboration with UNESCO and Creative Commons will launch the report “Public Expenditure On Education in Latin America:...
Read More[Reposted from Karisma.org.co, Link, (CC-BY-SA)] Como cada año la USTR (Oficina de Comercio del Gobierno de EE.UU) elabora su Informe Especial 301 que es simplemente una lista negra de los países piratas que ha sido ampliamente...
Read More[Reposted from Digital Rights LAC, Link, (CC-BY-SA)] At Digital Rights LAC we wanted to ask different specialists in the region about their personal appraisals on digital rights issues. This is the case of Carolina Botero from...
Read More[Translation of RedPaTodos press release] On May 17th, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Fernando Carrillo, and the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Sergio Diaz-granados, presented Bill 306 of 2013 to the House of...
Read MoreLast Friday while celebrating the Internet day the government introduced a Bill, reproducing essentially the text of the former Law1520 (Ley Lleras 2) before the Congress. Despite the several citizen claims (last one) to open a...
Read More[Published on karisma.org.co, CC-BY] El 23 de enero de 2013, la Corte Constitucional comunicó su decisión de declarar INEXEQUIBLE en su integridad la ley 1520 de 2012 (Ley Lleras 2), demandada por el Senador Jorge Enrique...
Read MoreThe issue of orphan works has been systematically ignored in Colombia, but it has suddenly appeared as part of draft legislation to reform to the country’s system of Copyright Collecting Societies. At the end of 2012, the...
Read MoreThe official press release of the Colombia’s Constitutional Court confirmed that #LeyLleras2 was declared unconstitutional in its entirety due to procedural irregularities during its process in Congress. The Court after...
Read More[Cross posted from http://karisma.org.co/] Yesterday, January 23, the Constitutional Court of Colombia decided about the constitutionality of the law known as #LeyLleras2 (1520 of 2012 Act). According to the press information...
Read MoreCo-authored by Carolina Rossini and Carolina Botero. Reposted from the EFF Deeplinks Blog. After years of being one of the most progressive regions in the world in terms of balanced copyright policy, Latin America is...
Read More“Digital rights and civil freedoms on the web, 12 basic lessons online” is the first online seminar, to be launched from September 2012 until February 2013. This webinar will give you the information, criteria and basic...
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