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IP Justice Statement Supporting Friends of Development Proposal for a Development Agenda at WIPO
IP JUSTICE STATEMENT on the GROUP of FRIENDS of DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL for a DEVELOPMENT AGENDA at WIPO by IP Justice Executive Director Robin D. Gross at the 1st Session of the Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda 23 February 2006 - Geneva, Switzerland Thank you, Mr. [...]
IP Justice Statement Supporting Chile’s Proposal for a Development Agenda at WIPO
IP JUSTICE STATEMENT on CHILE'S PROPOSAL FOR A DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AT WIPO by IP Justice Executive Director Robin D. Gross at the 1st Session of the Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda 21 February 2006 - Geneva, Switzerland Thank you, Mr. Chairman and congratulations on your [...]
WIPO Resumes “Development Agenda” Talks; Developing Countries Continue Push for Balance at WIPO
IP Justice Media Release 20 February 2006 Contact: Robin D. Gross, IP Justice Executive Director Telephone: +1.415.553.6261 Email: robin@ipjustice.org WIPO Resumes "Development Agenda" Talks Developing Countries Continue Push for Balance at WIPO IP Justice is in Geneva this week as the second year of talks resume to debate a “Development [...]
Publications Archive
IP Justice Statement on Broadcasting Treaty and Webcasting at 2005 WIPO General Assembly Published 23 November 2005 IP Justice Statement Supporting Chile's Proposal for an Examination of Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright Published 22 November 2005 IP Justice Speech at World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis Published 18 [...]
Archive of documents from 2005 and prior
2005 General Assembly 5 Oct. 2005 IP Justice Media Release on 2005 General Assembly Meeting 4 Oct. 2005 WIPO Press Release 425 "Member States Agree to Continue Development Agenda" 3 Oct. 2005 Text of Agreement of WIPO General Assembly on Development Agenda 3 Oct. 2005 IP-Watch, "New Committee for WIPO [...]
Archive of documents from 2005 and prior
Documents Related to the proposed WIPO the Broadcasting Treaty in 2005: 30 Nov. 2005 James Love: "The UN/WIPO Plan to Regulate Distribution of Info on the Net - Every Transmitter to Become an Owner" 23 Nov. 2005 IP Justice Statement on the Proposed Broadcasting Treaty at 13th Session of SCCR [...]
Media Releases Archive
All media releases prior to March 1, 2006
Press Clippings Archive
All press clippings prior to January 1, 2006
Information about the Tunis Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society
Information about the Tunis Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society 14 -19 November 2005 in Tunis 30 Nov. 2005: IP-Watch, "Intellectual Property Rights Issues Kept Off WSIS Agenda" 25 Nov. 2005: Civil Society Letter to Kofi Annan reguarding human rights abuses at Tunis Summit IP Justice Executive [...]
Introduction of Development Agenda and IIMs
IIM/3, 20-22 July 2005 IIM/2, 20-22 June 2005 IIM/1, 11-13 April 2005 General Assembly 31st meeting (GA/31), 27 September - 5 October 2004 and lead-ups to IIMs
Archive of news from 2004 and prior
11/23/2004 Updates WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Discussions end in Controversy, Confusion Broadcasting treaty will subvert rights of creators, say critics New Broadcasting Treaty Makes Progress at WIPO WIPO sidelines US' bid to include webcasting under copyright protection 11/19/2004 Updates Public Interest Groups Face Uphill Battle at WIPO 11/4/2004 Updates WIPO Secretariat [...]
Archive of documents from 2004 and prior
Free Trade Implementation Bill, IP Chapter http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jsct/usafta/report/chapter16.pdf Trade bill in the Australian house, introduced at the request of the United States. Strongly opposed by education sector, librarians, civil libertarians, and economists. "Libraries Caught in Copyright Changes" The Age (AU) Transcript of Canberra Hearing in Australian Senate on trade bill aph.gov.au