New WIPO Guide Casts Doubt on Open General Exceptions
WIPO’s new Guide to the Copyright and Related Rights Treaties Administered by WIPO (2nd ed.) contains some complicated messages on the use of open general exceptions, like fair use and […]
Limitations and Exceptions
The Moratorium the AI Industry Cannot Afford to Lose
The WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) starts in Yaoundé, Cameroon, next week with a packed agenda and real stakes. Buried in the long list of negotiations is a decision that
Analysis of Agenda Items for WIPO SCCR 47
This note, which will be presented at the November 25, CKG Workshop on SCCR 47, provides background information, links to recently published research and analysis, and descriptions of the issues
Centre publishes new analysis on broadcast, limitations and exceptions
This week our research team published a series of new reports. These relate to the work streams in the upcoming Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) at the
Copyright Limitations and Exceptions in the SCCR: A Timeline
The timeline presented below details the progression of discussions within the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) regarding Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es) to copyright. This detailed chronology, spanning from 1996 to
Comparison of Proposed Texts on Limitations and Exceptions in SCCR 47
Two documents have been introduced in connection to the Limitations and Exceptions agenda item for SCCR 47 Previously we already had a third document Below are two tables. The first
Justifications for an Instrument on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions
The mandate for working on an international instrument on limitations and exceptions (L&Es) at the World Intellectual property Organization (WIPO) is rooted in the principle of maintaining a “balance between
Four new proposals for SCCR 47
The World Intellectual property Organization (WIPO) has published four new proposals on ways forward for some of its key work streams in the Standing Committee on Copyright and related Rights
Balanced Copyright Protection in the UK-India CETA
The full text of the Intellectual Property Chapter of the United Kingdom-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, signed on July 24, 2025, is now available for review. Overall, it
WIPO General Assembly Meeting on SCCR Expresses Consensus for Progress on Broadcast and L&E Instruments
Sean Flynn, Luca Schirru, Talia Deady The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held its General Assembly (GA) this week, including a review of the progress and recommendations of the Standing
