Unfair Licensing Practices in the Library Sector
Teresa Nobre outlines a chilling range of practices by publishers to try to restrict the ability of researchers to conduct computational research. From ‘choice of law’ clauses which seek to
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Malaysia exhorts Human Rights Council to prioritize the primacy of public health and human rights over commercial interests
This post was originally published on KEI Online by Thiru Balasubramaniam On Tuesday afternoon, 24 June 2025, the Core Group (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand) convened an
Latest Developments on Training GenAI with Copyrighted Works and Some 'What Ifs?'
‘Boring’ is not a word that can be used to describe the past few days for those interested in litigation involving copyright issues in the development and use of Generative
WIPO General Assembly 66th: Navigating a Comprehensive Agenda with Constructive Dialogue
Despite the weight of a packed agenda and the significance of several recent treaty milestones, the Sixty-Sixth Series of Meetings of the WIPO General Assembly is expected to unfold key
WIPO Budget Committee Concludes Without Agreement on Indigenous Participation Funding
At the close of WIPO’s 39th Program and Budget Committee (PBC) session, a modest yet symbolically significant proposal—to allocate regular budget funds, on an exceptional basis, to support the participation
No Breakthroughs at WIPO: Budget Committee Defers Core Disputes
Despite a full agenda and spirited debate, WIPO’s 39th Program and Budget Committee ended with little to show in terms of any concrete modifications to the proposed 2026/2027 Program and
Highlights from the Global Expert Network on Copyright User Rights Symposium 2025: Principles for Digital Copyright
The Global Expert Network on Copyright User Rights Symposium public event took place from June 16-17, 2025, at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Organized by American University’s Program on Information Justice
Promoting AI for Good in the Global South – Highlights
Across Africa and Latin America, researchers are using Artificial Intelligence to solve pressing problems: from addressing health challenges and increasing access to information for underserved communities, to preserving languages and
WIPO Program and Budget Committee : US opposes all references to the SDGS from the Proposed Program and Budget for 2026/2027
This post was originally published on KEI Online by Thiru The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) convened the 39th session of its Program and Budget Committee (PBC) from 16 June 2025 to 20
WTO: Brazil, India and Peru call for the inclusion of a mandatory disclosure requirement in the WTO TRIPS Agreement
This post was originally published on KEI Online by Thiru On 18 March 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) published a communication (IP/C/W/719) by Brazil, India, and Peru entitled, “Revising discussions on
