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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

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copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. Of course, if there is an international treaty on the topic and the U.S. copyright law. Of course, the Librarian of Congress has pronounced on this topic already! The Chafee Amendment The U.S.

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Sarah Davies: Intellectual Property Legislation with Human Rights

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She told me, "I probably don't have to mention this to you, but you are of course free to put this under a public domain, BY or BY-sa license." " Of course, I couldn't imagine doing otherwise! I've studied intellectual property law extensively, but only in an academic context; I am not a practicing lawyer.

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Breakthrough on Global Access at WIPO in Geneva!

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Through negotiations, four competing proposals have been merged into a single document supported in June by the Latin Americans (led by Brazil), the U.S., But, they love anything that strengthens intellectual property regulations, of course. One key point: it’s been the law of the land in the U.S. the European Union and others.

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Philanthropy and policing

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Colonial history, long periods of authoritarianism, endemic corruption, poor training, and lack of resources had eroded any sense that there was a constructive role for law enforcement to play in democratic societies. it was next to impossible in many other countries.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

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law needs to change to comply with the treaty (the hope is that these changes are minimal). She is a University of Minnesota law school professor who was born in Africa and is a terrific advocate for the Treaty and its empowerment of the blind community. The Marrakesh Treaty. That’s all of the legal work-up on a treaty and how U.S.

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