Reading – in case you’re interested
Just in case you want to read more than just my getting all worked up about the workings of international politics, there are (at least) two more blogs about this meeting. Both are more news-style and have better background than mine. That of IPWatch seems to be more comprehensive, while the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s blog is very thorough. I recommend checking out both of them. (I’d be glad to have you come back anyway.)
If you want to delve into the original texts, a list of the proposals can be found here. For getting the hang of the topic, I suggest reading the extreme positions: The US proposal, which has the traditional WIPO line of strict patents, copyrights and trademarks protection; and the Friends of Development proposal, which says many things that NGOs have been saying for years.
We’re about to head into another exciting morning of statements by governments and intergovernmental organisations. I’m curios how the climate will be this morning.