PIJIP News
WCL student Lauren Ingram has been awarded the 2021 Ladas Memorial Award
WCL student Lauren Ingram has been awarded the 2021 Ladas Memorial Award. The award was established by Ladas & Parry LLP in honor of the firm’s late partner
Read moreWebinar - Peter Jaszi, Meredith Jacob, Prue Adler Present the Codes of Best Practices in Fair Use in OERs
PIJIP Professor Peter Jaszi, Meredith Jacob, Project Director of Creative Commons USA at Washington College of Law, and Prue Adler, Associate Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries, recently spoke on a webinar about the Codes of Best Practices in Fair Use in OERs.
Read moreRight to Research in International Copyright - Statements at 41st SCCR
Last month, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held its 41st session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). Members of the Civil Society Coalition on the Right to Research in International Copyright made a series of official statements.
Read moreChristine Haight Farley - A Research Framework on Intellectual Property and Morality
A new publication is out from PIJIP's Faculty Director, Professor Christine Haight Farley. "A Research Framework on Intellectual Property and Morality" has been published in Approaches and Methodologies in Intellectual Property Research
Read more124 Academics Sign Open Letter in Support of the TRIPS Intellectual Property Waiver Proposal
PIJIP Professor Flynn helped draft the copyright section of the letter to wealthy countries that have opposed the waiver at the World Trade Organization.
Read moreProf. Sean Flynn Submits Comments on South African Copyright Amendment Bill on Behalf of the Global Global Network on Copyright User Rights
The submission focuses on Section 12A of the Copyright Amendment Bill, which is an open general exception for “fair use” of copyrighted works. This provision is largely an updating of South Africa’s current general exception for “fair dealing” with a copyrighted work.
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