WIPO

  • Opinion

WIPO diary SCCR39 (day 5): SCCR 39 Diplomatic offline, ugly online

SCCR 39 concluded this evening with an agreement found on how to keep the Exceptions and Limitations discussion moving forward and the other agenda items...
Read More
  • Opinion

WIPO Diary SCCR39 (Day 4) – Are we still talking TV?

The second day of discussions on the broadcasting treaty were mainly conducted behind closed doors with the plenary chamber finally filling at 17:40 for a...
Read More
Group photo IPA side event
  • Opinion

WIPO Diary SCCR39 (day 3) – From books to broadcasting

Today’s discussions saw the focus shift from Exceptions and Limitations to the Broadcasting Treaty (and sadly not about all of the value generated by the...
Read More
  • Opinion

WIPO Diary SCCR39 (day 2): Glocalising Digital Education

The first day closed with Dr Kenneth Crews waiting to be grilled by delegates and observers. He was given the opportunity this morning, but the...
Read More
  • Opinion

WIPO Diary SCCR 39 (Day 1): Early Birds and Worms

While the publishing industry was gathered in Frankfurt last week for the most important international book fair in the world, the action was already starting...
Read More
Accessible Books Consortium logo
  • Archives, News

Hachette Becomes 100th Signatory of Accessible Books Charter

On 26 September WIPO’s Accessible Books Consortium welcomed Hachette Livre as the 100th Signatory to the ABC Charter for Accessible Publishing marking an important milestone...

Read More
WIPO logo
  • Archives, News

Updates on National Enforcement Strategies at WIPO’s ACE

WIPO’s Advisory Committee on Enforcement (ACE) met on September 2-4, 2019. On the agenda were several important updates about enforcement strategies adopted by WIPO Member...

Read More
Brazil
  • Archives, News

IPA Responds to Brazilian Copyright Consultation

Brazil’s State Secretariat for Culture held a public consultation to assess the need to review the Brazilian Copyright Act 1998. The consultation, which closed on...

Read More
Hugo Setzer, Mexico
  • Opinion

Notes from the road: to the Andes and back

Between end of July and early September I had the chance of participating in several important events throughout Latin America....
Read More
Rightholder representatives in Santo Domingo
  • Archives, News

IPA leads publisher team at WIPO regional seminar, Santo Domingo

The third and final World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) regional seminar took place on 4-5 July. IPA President, Hugo Setzer and Secretary General José Borghino...

Read More
Load More