Tag Archives: WIPO

IP-Watch Monthly Reporter on Development Agenda and IGF

Posted on 13. March, 2006 by Georg Greve

In case you are interested to follow what is going on at the United Nations: Despite its name, which unfortunately adds to the confusion around this area, the articles by the Intellectual Property Watch (IP-Watch) Team are a very useful … Continue reading →

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WSJ’s “Patently Absurd” and how it relates to the Development Agenda

Posted on 1. March, 2006 by Georg Greve

Today’s Wall Street Journal Online carries a very interesting article that should also be on page 14 of the printed edition, titled "Patently Absurd". The article shows how the patent system, once set up to further innovation and strengthen economy, … Continue reading →

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WIPO PCDA1: Thursday and Friday, conclusion of the meeting

Posted on 25. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The fourth day of the Provisional Committee on a Development Agenda (PCDA) for WIPO became saw even more excitement than the morning session during which Romania and Brazil got in a struggle: Chaired again by the Paraguayan Ambassador, the NGO … Continue reading →

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WIPO PCDA1: Second FSFE statement, on Friends of Development proposal

Posted on 23. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The Friends of Development proposal is currently up for discussions, and NGOs are being asked for statements. Since Free Software disappeared from the Friends of Development proposal in the latest revision stage, it seemed prudent to criticse that: Mr Chair, … Continue reading →

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WIPO PCDA1: Morning of day four and statement by the FSFE

Posted on 23. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The third day of the Provisional Committee on a Development Agenda (PCDA) for WIPO started with the Brazilian delegation further taking apart the US proposal. Most of the morning session then went to the further discussion of the proposal, during … Continue reading →

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Provisional Committee on a Developent Agenda for WIPO, Day Three

Posted on 22. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The third day of the Provisional Committee on a Development Agenda (PCDA) for WIPO ended right in the middle of the Brazilian statement on the US proposal. After Brazil had already spent 25 minutes of detailed disassembling, the session was … Continue reading →

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Provisional Committee on a Developent Agenda for WIPO, Day Two

Posted on 21. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

The second day of the Provisional Committee on a Development Agenda (PCDA) for WIPO is now over, and despite the voiced concerns of many people I spoke to, it did enter substantive discussion. Theoretically the proposal of the African group … Continue reading →

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Provisional Committee on a Developent Agenda for WIPO, Day 1

Posted on 20. February, 2006 by Georg Greve

Day one of the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Provisional Committee on a Development Agenda (PCDA) for WIPO is over. It started rather slow because the selection of the chair turned out to be highly controversial — the … Continue reading →

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When doing good does bad

Posted on 22. December, 2005 by Georg Greve

I am a fan of critical analysis and thinking, of going beyond and below superficial appearances and "what everybody knows." And in some cases, such articles dare to be questioning what most people take for granted based on nothing but … Continue reading →

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IPI to the rescue of Microsoft… NOT!

Posted on 15. December, 2005 by Georg Greve

Many of you will already know our good friend Mr Thomas Giovanetti of the of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) from the WIPO reports of Karsten Gerloff ( "WIPO is not about creativity", "Free Software commies", "Lawrence Lessig is … Continue reading →

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