While climate change has dominated the discussion at the G8 meeting in Germany, the summit document includes an ambitious intellectual property agenda. There is the usual talk linking stronger IP to greater innovation and the prospect of greater international IP cooperation and enforcement (as well as an IPR Task Force), yet also noteworthy is an agenda that responds to WIPO and OECD initiatives.
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OECD Finds Global Counterfeiting Costs Far Lower Than Claimed
I referenced this report in my posting on Warner Bros., but it merits specific mention as a must-read. The Financial Times reports that the OECD is about to release a report on the impact of global counterfeiting and piracy. It places the impact at $200 billion annually, a far cry […]
Canadian Broadband Growth Ranks 29th Out Of 30 OECD Countries
The OECD this week released its annual broadband statistics for the 30 OECD countries. The release notes that Canada ranks at the top of the G7 countries in terms of broadband penetration. A closer examination of the data, however, reveals that that good news masks far more disturbing trends. As recently as 2003, Canada ranked second in the OECD in broadband penetration. In 2004, it slipped to fifth and last year it dropped to eighth. This year, Canada dropped another spot to ninth and it is safe bet that it will drop out of the top 10 by next year.
Not only is Canada dropping in comparison to other OECD countries, but Canada's growth rate ranks second worst among all OECD countries. The OECD chart lists the countries alphabetically, but it is much more revealing to examine both overall rank and growth rates.
OECD on User Generated Content
The OECD has just issued an important and insightful report on user generated content and the policy issues it raises.
The OECD on DRM Disclosures
The OECD has released a new report on DRM disclosure concerns. The report highlights consumer issues involving copy-controls and other DRM systems.
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