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2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: Call for Participation and Save the Date
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 02, 2012
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filed under:
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
The Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest will take place in FGV Law School, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from December 15 to 17, 2012. The theme for this year’s Congress will be “Setting the positive agenda in motion.” We invite applications to attend the Congress, including proposals to chair workshops or deliver a paper or presentation related to the Congress’s theme.
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2012 Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 02, 2012
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last modified
May 02, 2012 05:04 AM
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filed under:
Event Type,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
We are pleased to announce the Second Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest. The theme for this year’s Congress will be “Setting the positive agenda in motion,” and will have a special focus on developments and opportunities in the so-called “BRICS” group of emerging economies. This note invites applications to attend the Congress, including proposals to chair workshops or deliver a paper or presentation related to the Congress’s theme.
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Hacking, Modding & Making
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Apr 09, 2012
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filed under:
Patents,
Access to Knowledge
Seeber's electronics laboratory is a room in a unit he shares with his mother. Every available space is taken up with teetering towers of electronic parts, writes Brendan Shanahan for GQ.
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News & Media
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An Analysis of the Comments by World Blind Union and the International Publishers Association
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by
Rahul Cherian
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published
Mar 30, 2012
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filed under:
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
Rahul Cherian provides an analysis of the comments by the World Blind Union and the International Publishers Association after the 23rd session of the Standing Committee of Copyright and Related Rights.
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Accessibility
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Summary of the IPA Position
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Mar 30, 2012 07:30 AM
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filed under:
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
The document proposed by the International Publishers Association.
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Accessibility
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The World Blind Union document
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by
Prasad Krishna
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last modified
Mar 30, 2012 07:25 AM
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filed under:
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
WBU Version of the Working Document
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Expert Meeting on Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 16, 2012
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last modified
Mar 16, 2012 07:41 AM
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filed under:
Freedom of Speech and Expression,
Intellectual Property Rights,
Access to Knowledge
This report provides an overview of the discussion from the Expert Meeting on Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights, organized by ARTICLE 19 in London on November 18, 2011.
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Patented Games
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by
Sunil Abraham
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published
Mar 08, 2012
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filed under:
Patents,
Access to Knowledge
Some prefer Steve Jobs, patron saint of perfection, others prefer Nicholas Negroponte, messiah of the masses. While Mr Jobs may be guilty of contributing to the digital divide, Mr Negroponte may have contributed to bridging it with his innovation: the One Laptop Per Child, also known as the $100 laptop or XO. Sunil Abraham's column was published in the Economic Times on 8 March 2012.
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Consumers International Global Meeting 2012
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Mar 07, 2012
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last modified
Apr 03, 2012 07:54 AM
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filed under:
Consumer Rights,
Access to Knowledge
Pranesh Prakash participated in the Consumers International Global Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur on March 8 and 9, 2012. He spoke on UN Consumer Guidelines. Robin Brown, Tobias Schönwetter and Guilherme Varella were the other speakers in the session.
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News & Media
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Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective
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by
Nirmita Narasimhan
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published
Feb 28, 2012
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last modified
Sep 25, 2012 05:33 AM
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filed under:
Featured,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
G3ict and CIS are pleased to announce the publication of a new, improved edition of the Web Accessibility Policy Making: An International Perspective. The report published in cooperation with the Hans Foundation provides an updated synopsis of the many policies that governments have implemented around the world to ensure that the Internet and websites are accessible to persons with disabilities.
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