Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property

PIJIP Faculty Director Christine Haight Farley has authored a paper with University of San Diego Law Professor Lisa P. Ramsey, which has been published by the American University Law Review.

American University Washington College of Law is pleased to announce the application for up to five (5) full-tuition scholarships for government delegates from developing countries to attend our annual course, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland June 11 - June 24, 2023.

Both of the cases involve terrorist attacks. The plaintiffs argue that algorithms used by YouTube (owned by Google) and Twitter amplified the Islamic State's propaganda, and that the social media companies bear some responsibility for the attacks.  

PIJIP is offering 15 scholarships to attend a certificate course on Access to Knowledge in the Multilateral System. The scholarships are designed for representatives of organizations or governments who participate in meetings of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR).

American University Professor Patricia Aufderheide has teamed up with Library Futures Fellow Juliya Ziskina to conduct a survey on copyright issues in cross-border teaching. 

On March 6, 2023, PIJIP, Knowledge Ecology International and the Access to Knowledge Coalition recently hosted a technical briefing on the legal and policy issues at stake in the 43rd meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights.