Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property

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. 

PIJIP Senior Research Analyst Andrés Izquierdo has written a report on the  World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) negotiations on on limitations and exceptions, and the African Group Work Plan Proposal. 

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.

Last week, PIJIP hosted events on two key intellectual property cases argued before the Supreme Court. Videos of the both events are now available on our YouTube channel.