Union for the Public Domain -Union for the Public Domain (UPD) is a non-profit citizens group. Our mission is to protect and enhance the public domain in matters concerning intellectual property. UPD is a membership organization, acting as an independent voice on intellectual property issues.Update from WIPO IIM-3- July 21, 2005 Update from Geneva WIPO IIM-3: Day 1 The third Inter-Sessional Intergovernmental Meeting on a Development Agenda for WIPO began today in Geneva. This is the third round of negotiations on the Development Agenda, since it was proposed at the last meeting of the General Assembly in September and the last one before the next Assembly meeting. This meeting is especially crucial since the IIM is required to submit a final report with its recommendations, for approval by the Assembly and this is its..http://www.public-domain.org/?q=node/84 Brazil and U.S. Spar Over Access to Knowledge Treaty- July 21, 2005 IP-Watch reports that the U.S. is opposing a proposal by Brazil for WIPO to negotiate an access to knowledge treaty. The report says that the EU is a "wildcard" in the debate because they have not explicitly rejected an A2K treaty.http://www.public-domain.org/?q=node/83 Our man in Geneva- July 21, 2005 UPD board member Shyamkrishna Balganesh is representing Union for the Public Domain in Geneva for this week's Development Agenda meeting. He will be posting UPD's statement shortly. For coverage of the developments as they unfold check out IP Watch, the A2K civic space, and the A2K discussion list. Note: The UPD site took a hit last week and we will be recovering our look and feel over the next few days. In the meantime we will continue to post coverage of the developments in Geneva, and...http://www.public-domain.org/?q=node/82 |