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Inaction is not an Option: Case Builds for Meaningful Action for Libraries at the World Intellectual Property Organisation

IFLA attended the 35th session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights to make the case for the need of a minimum standard of exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries, archives and museums. While a minority of states continue to question the need for action, the majority remain convinced that effective, universal access to information requires progress at the international level. Read More

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  • 24 November 2017
  • By: anonymous

World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April 2017 – Innovation, Improving Lives

Every year on 26 April, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) celebrates the World Intellectual Property Rights Day. This year in particular, WIPO explores how innovation and progress make lives better, and what more can be done to make sure new technologies reach the people who need them. They are also inviting ideas on the priorities for future innovation through Twitter under the hashtag #WorldIPDay. Read More

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  • 26 April 2017
  • By: anonymous

Continuing the Fight for Access to Knowledge – IFLA Returns to Geneva

Libraries in too many countries around the world lack the basic laws needed to do the best by their communities. And even where laws exist, they frequently fail to take account of the realities of the digital age. As such, the gap between what our communities expect and what libraries are able to offer is growing. The World Intellectual Property Organisation and its members can help overcome this. Read More

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  • 13 November 2016
  • By: anonymous

IFLA Welcomes Proposed New WIPO Deputy Director General

IFLA, alongside other civil society organisations from across the libraries, archives, and museums sector and beyond, engages closely in discussions at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Our goal is to promote a culture- and creativity-friendly copyright system worldwide. We congratulate Sylvie Forbin on her nomination as Deputy Director General of the Copyright and Creative Industries Sector, and look forward to working with her toward this goal. Read More

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  • 26 July 2016
  • By: anonymous

Access to Information for the Visually Impaired – Latin American Libraries Stand Ready to Help

When countries around the world came together to discuss how to give visually impaired people easier access to books, libraries were at the heart of the drive for an ambitious, legally binding solution. These efforts paid off, with the Treaty of Marrakesh signed in 2013. Now it is time for implementation - a recent meeting in Panama offered a chance to advance down this path, with libraries having a strategic role. Read More

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  • 04 July 2016
  • By: anonymous

Major Step for Access to Knowledge for Visually Impaired

Canadian access to the Marrakesh Treaty starts the clock ticking towards its entry into force, opening up access to works of science and creativity for some of the most vulnerable people in the world. This is a major success, following years of effort by IFLA at WIPO and around the world. Read More

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  • 30 June 2016
  • By: anonymous

Keeping up the Pressure in Geneva – A Report from WIPO

Libraries and archives made a strong showing in the 32nd session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), which met earlier this month in Geneva. On the agenda were the legal exceptions and limitations to copyright that allow libraries and archives to do their jobs, and how to make sure these work globally. Read More

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  • 24 May 2016
  • By: anonymous