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[Guest Post] WIPO’s African Group hits the ground running with a Work Program on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions

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WIPO is gearing up for the 42nd session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights and the Africa Group at WIPO has submitted a proposal for a Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es). At the wake of the pandemic, the mode of conducting the SCCR’s sessions changed drastically.

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The WIPO Files I: the quest to protect user rights

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For most of its existence, international copyright policy at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has focused on the creation and harmonization of exclusive rights. This is the first of a series of blog posts on copyright reform at WIPO. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. by Christopher Heath. €

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[Guest Post] The African Group’s Proposal on a Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions Moves Forward in WIPO’s Committee on Copyright

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Last month, Katfriends Desmond Oriakhogba and Dick Kawooya provided a highlight of the key portions of the Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es) proposed by the Africa Group to WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (WIPO-SCCR). The 42nd session of the WIPO SCCR was held from 9 to 13 May 2022.

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Sunday Surprises

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and Copyright in Graffiti and Street Art). Its massive use brings legal consequences for classic IP rights and offers real challenges in particular to trade marks, copyright and related rights and patents. closing dinner), IP Lunches (incl. Diversity and Inclusion Today, Would you like some IP with your Wine?,

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Sunday Surprises

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26 May 2022 | 18:15 (BST) | BLACA | Seminar: “ Time for a new Copyright Act? ” (in-person) The British Literary & Artistic Copyright Association, BLACA, is organising an event on whether the United Kingdom needs a new copyright Act. Registrations for the event will close on May 24 at this link.

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Friday Fantasies

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The seminar will take place in Paris and online, on 16 and 17 March 2023 and entirely in English. This symposium will feature scholars, policymakers, and industry participants assessing the ramifications of the shift to a more regulatory approach with a particular focus on copyright. Click here and here to know more.