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10 June 2008
The Battle of the Non-Papers
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For anyone with any lingering doubts about the absurdity of intellectual monopolies and the organisations who peddle them, enter the non-pap...
03 March 2008
The (Intellectual Monopoly) Empire Fights Back
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I've chronicled how WIPO is beginning to shift towards some semblance of fairness when it comes to intellectual monopolies. This is cl...
20 November 2007
Will WIPO Wipe the Slate Clean?
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So the sorry saga at WIPO is coming to an end, with the controversial Director leaving early (although I was disappointed that this was not...
23 October 2007
We Need This...
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...like we need a hole in the head : the European Commission wants the EU to bypass WIPO and the WTO and move forward on a new anticounterfe...
17 October 2007
WIPO to Wipe Itself Out?
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I've written before that WIPO needs to change to reflect the new realities of intellectual monopolies, but it seems the organisation wan...
27 September 2007
WIPO Takes Baby Steps Towards the Light
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I've noted before that WIPO needs to change to reflect the new realities of sharing content, and not just the sclerotic view of the old ...
30 August 2007
How Do You Say "Frogmarched" in Swahili?
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A proposal to set up a Pan-African Intellectual Property Organisation (PAIPO) though still in its infancy already faces opposition and conce...
17 July 2007
Chile Heats up the WIPO Debate
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Wow, this was precisely the kind of thing I was calling for - but not expecting to happen: In the wake of the recently concluded broadcast...
22 June 2007
WIPO Webcast Wipe-Out?
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Good news, it seems : World Intellectual Property Organization negotiations for a treaty on rights for broadcasters broke down at the eleven...
18 June 2007
Wiping the WIPO Slate Clean
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As I've noted before, if WIPO is to avoiding turning into a huge ball on chain on the international community, it needs to change; speci...
14 June 2007
Access to Knowledge is Dangerous
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Apparently : Although the idea of discussions on a Treaty on Access to Knowledge appears to have strong support in the African Group, Asian ...
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13 June 2007
Dear Wicked WIPO
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WIPO is at it again , trying to bring in a big, bad broadcasting treaty: In 2006, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was in...
07 June 2007
More G8 Intellectual Monopolies? Nein Danke
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Now, I wonder where that lot over there could have got these ideas : A fully functioning intellectual property system is an essential facto...
26 April 2007
World Intellectual Monopolies Day
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This is bad enough : Each year, WIPO and its Member States celebrate World Intellectual Property Day with activities, events and campaigns. ...
25 February 2007
Hope for WIPO?
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OK, I admit it: I've been a teensy bit negative about WIPO in the past. In part, this was because I thought there was precious little h...
14 February 2007
Sinning Against the Holy God of American IP
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Even for the field of intellectual monopolies, which is strewn with examples of hypocrisy and bullying, this " 301 report " from t...
08 November 2006
Skulduggery at WIPO
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An interesting leaked document shows how the intellectual monopoly bullies (the EU, US and Japan with a few hangers-on) are trying to under...
24 October 2006
G8 vs. WIPO?
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Here 's a tiny little straw in the intellectual monopoly wind: During their next meeting the G8 governments should engage those of the f...
08 October 2006
The Death of WIPO?
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I barely dared hope that the recent events at WIPO marked a significant moment, but here 's someone rather better qualified than I am t...
27 September 2006
Bravo!
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Gilberto Gil is something of an icon in the open content world, and with good cause. He's a big name that backs the idea of others cre...
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