At the recently celebrated General Assemblies, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)’s Director General Francis Gurry underlined the success of the Marrakesh treaty, which he says, “is moving at a rate that exceeds that of any other Treaty in this organisation”. Read More
In light of the current review of Canada’s copyright law, IFLA has submitted comments in order to strengthen the voice of libraries in the process. Read More
The World Intellectual Property Organisation’s annual General Assembly saw exciting announcements around the Marrakesh Treaty, welcome support for better laws for libraries, archives and museums, and an emphasis, from Member States, on the need for intellectual property laws to support development. Read More
The World Intellectual Property Organisaiton is currently negotiating a draft treaty on broadcasting. This would give greater rights to broadcasters to protect their signals, in response to concerns about piracy. However, without adequate exceptions and limitations, there is a risk that such… Read More
The Marrakesh Treaty was signed in June 2013, and barely three years later entered into force. Yet ratification is only part of the story. IFLA’s monitoring work shows where progress is still needed to improve national laws. The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for… Read More
IFLA will be present at this years’ Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, held in Washington D.C. from 24 to 30 September. It is one of the leading forums for advancing evidence-based, public-interest intellectual property policies, and so an important place for promoting the work and interests of libraries. Read More
The annual general assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation – WIPO – offers a chance to take a strategic look at the Organisation’s work across the board. For IFLA, it is an opportunity to highlight the priorities of libraries, and make the connection with the broader objectives of… Read More
The annual general assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation – WIPO – offers a chance to take a strategic look at the Organisation’s work across the board. For IFLA, it is an opportunity to highlight the priorities of libraries, and make the connection with the broader objectives of WIPO, and the UN system as a whole. Read More
“The Global Congress is the main convening of a global network of over 800 researchers, activists, and practitioners who work on the intersection of intellectual property and promotion of the public interest. The core goal is to promote evidence-based policy-making by fostering partnerships between academics… Read More
Before the summer break of 2018, the plenary of the European Parliament decided that the compromise brought forward by the legal affairs’ committee was not good enough. Its proposal for a new article on press publishers’ rights and on upload filters received a huge number of critics from civil… Read More