International agreement brings to light deficiencies of contract established in Brazil [Associação Brasileira Interdisciplinar de AIDS, Link] The recently announced license agreement for the patent of the anti-aids drug...
Read More[Electronic Information for Libraries, Link, (CC-BY)]In response to the European Commission’s Public Consultation on the review of EU copyright rules, EIFL submitted a seven point plan that will help libraries to do their...
Read MoreOpen Education Week is a celebration of the global Open Education Movement. Its purpose is to raise awareness about the movement and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide. Participation in all events and use of all...
Read MoreExcerpt from pages 41-42 of President Obama’s budget for 2015. The full document is available here. By opening up Government-generated assets including data and the fruits of federally funded research and development...
Read More[South Centre News Service, Link] The South Centre calls on WTO Members to Respect the Legitimacy of the Use of TRIPS Flexibilities for Public Health in light of new threats of unilateral trade measures by the United States...
Read MoreAuthor: Olasupo Ayodeji Owoeye Journal: Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Abstract: Africa has the highest disease burden in the world and continues to depend on pharmaceutical imports to meet public health needs. As...
Read More[Ayesha Jacub, South African Civil Society Information Service, Link, (CC-BY)] Private profit versus public interest: the distinction may seem binary and simplistic but the divergence between big pharma and public health...
Read More[Paul Keller, Communia, Link] With the EU consultation on a review of the European Copyright rules still ongoing (the new extended deadline is the 5th of March) it is nice to see that some other countries are apparently making...
Read More[Swaraj Paul Barooah. Cross-posted from Spicy IP, Link] One would expect that the US Chamber of Commerce would have enough funds to commission a thorough and well researched report whenever they were to do so. Yet, their GIPC...
Read MoreKajal Bhardwaj and Cecilia Oh Report Prepared for UNITAID World Health Organization In recent years, the number of bilateral and regional trade negotiations has been increasing. Many of these negotiations involve both developed...
Read MoreCopyright Act needs reform: must balance benefits for creators against a range of public interests [Australian Digital Alliance, Link (CC-BY)] It has been a big week for Australian Copyright. On Thursday the Attorney-General,...
Read More[Official Release, Link] The ALRC was asked to consider whether the current exceptions and statutory licences in the Copyright Act are adequate and appropriate in the digital era. The Report, tabled on 13 February 2014, is the...
Read More[Lotti Rutter, TAC, Link (CC-BY-SA)] This updated research paper from the Treatment Action Campaign seeks to respond with reasoned analysis to a number of inaccurate claims that have been made by the pharmaceutical industry...
Read More[Reposted from tppmpsfortransparency.org] Senior legislators from Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand and Peru today issued a joint letter seeking the release of the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Read More[EU Press Release, Link] Nearly 70% of Europeans download or stream films for free, whether legally or illegally, according to a new European Commission study on audience behaviour. It also finds that 40% of smartphone owners...
Read More[Marcus Low, Treatment Action Campaign, Link (CC-BY-SA)] We are deeply perturbed by revelations in last Friday’s Mail & Guardian exposing what appears to be a very well-funded, covert plot by foreign pharmaceutical companies...
Read MoreTextbook costs are often substantial for stunts and can be a barrier to attaining a college education. According to the college Board, the average student spent $1,200 on college books and supplies during the 2012-13 academic...
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 Francisco Vera from...
Read More[Lotti Rutter, Treatment Action Campaign, Link (CC-BY] Achieving the National Strategic Plan (NSP) objectives depends on the effective use of the national health budget. But is there sufficient emphasis on value for money in...
Read More[Tim Vollmer, Creative Commons, Link (CC-BY)] Both the U.S. House of Representative and Senate have passed the 2014 omnibus appropriations legislation (2.9 MB PDF). President Obama is expected to sign the bill shortly. What’s...
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