The latest round of the Canada – EU trade agreement negotiations recently concluded in Brussels and Canadian officials provided an update to civil society groups on Friday. While officials indicated that there has been progress on many fronts, the intellectual property chapter is not one of them. The EU is […]
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Kim Weatherall has published a paper assessing the legal impact of the intellectual property provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership on Australian law.
The Economic Contribution of Fair Use
The Computer and Communications Industry Association has released a report measuring the economic contribution in the U.S. of the industries that rely on fair use.
Suber on Copyright and Open Access
Peter Suber has an informative post on the interaction between copyright and open access, which includes helpful copyright reforms focused on public domain, copyright misuse, orphan works, and circumvention for non-infringing purposes.
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The General Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE), Spain’s performing rights organization (SOCAN equivalent), was raided late last week by anti-corruption police as part of an investigation into embezzlement and misappropriation.
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