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New Centre in Geneva Launches with Eye on Latest WIPO Treaty, Future of Knowledge Governance

Patriota, who also steered the conclusion of a complex Development Agenda at WIPO years earlier, said when he stepped into these latest talks, he noticed “huge issues of trust”, with sides suspicious ...
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As Korea Implements Fair Use, Two Cases Offer Precedent for Flexible Copyright Exceptions and Limitations

In 2012, the Korean Copyright Act was amended to include the general provision of a fair use for the effectuation of the U.S. – Korea FTA. The newly introduced ...
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Covid-19 Trade Secrets and Information Access: An Overview

The unprecedented Covid-19 (Covid) virus has brought to the forefront many challenges associated with exclusive rights, information sharing, and innovation. How do we get effective diagnostics, ...
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The South African Copyright Amendment Bill at the Constitutional Court: Notes from the Presidential Referral of the Bill (Part II)

In Part I of this blogpost, I briefly set out the procedural history of the copyright reform process that led to the Presidential Referral of the Bill to the Constitutional Court. I also briefly ...
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Copyright Implications of the Relationship Between Generative Artificial Intelligence and Text and Data Mining

In the heated copyright discussions over generative artificial intelligence, the term “text and data mining” is sometimes used interchangeably with “machine learning” or the “ingestion of material” to ...
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Safeguarding IP rights and academic freedom in Higher Education

Edtech platforms play an increasing role in higher education, affecting academic labour, complicating academic ownership of teaching materials, and impacting educators’ academic freedoms. A recent ...
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Limitations and Exceptions in Second Revised Draft Text of the Broadcast Treaty

The need for limitations and exceptions in the broadcast treaty depends on the scope of protection that the treaty puts in place. In the Second Revision, the scope of protection includes a proposed ...
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Podcast on Copyright and AI by Dr. Carys Craig

Check the latest podcast on Copyright and AI by Dr. Carys Craig Associate Dean (Research & Institutional Relations) at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. The ...
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The South African Copyright Amendment Bill at the Constitutional Court: Notes from the Presidential Referral of the Bill (Part I)

On 21 and 22 May 2025, the South African Constitutional Court heard the matter of Ex Parte President of the Republic of South Africa: In re Constitutionality of the ...
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The Role of Copyright Law in Text and Data Mining Research

Natasha Karanja & Chebet Koros Strathmore University Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CC-BY) Link When evaluating the copyright ecosystem within the African continent, ...
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Sens. Jayapal, Warren Call on Patent Office to Take Critical Steps to Lower Drug Prices and Fight Big Pharma’s Patent Abuse

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Kathi Vidal, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ...
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The Fair Use/Fair Dealing Handbook

More than 40 countries with over one-third of the world’s population have fair use or fair dealing provisions in their copyright laws. These countries are in all regions of the world and at all levels ...