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UPOV - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants UPOV - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
UPOV - International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants- Website of the institution that governs this 65 nation Convention on Plant Variety Protection (PVP) of crops and flowers. Details of the Conventio ...
The True Cost of Gene Patents: The Economic and Social Consequences of Patenting Genes and Living Organisms The True Cost of Gene Patents: The Economic and Social Consequences of Patenting Genes and Living Organisms
The True Cost of Gene Patents: The Economic and Social Consequences of Patenting Genes and Living Organisms- This Greenpeace report is one in a series that call for a substantial restriction of, or a complete end to, the ...
Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)
Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)- QUNO publications on Intellectual Property and agriculture, including aspects related to genetic resources, food, sui generis systems and related issues; and with links to further rel ...
Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity
Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity- Comprehensive web resources prepared and maintained by Geoff Tansey for the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) on key issues relating to genetic resources governance ...
IP Justice IP Justice
IP Justice- An international civil liberties group working to promote balanced intellectual property laws. ...
Action Aid Food Rights: TRIPs review Action Aid Food Rights: TRIPs review
Action Aid Food Rights: TRIPs review- Resources related to Action Aid's campaign on genetic resources with links to papers on IPRs, TRIPs, GM crops, agricultural trade and corporate control. ...
Alternative Mechanisms to Enhance Corporate Monopoly and BioSerfdom in the 21st Century Alternative Mechanisms to Enhance Corporate Monopoly and BioSerfdom in the 21st Century
Alternative Mechanisms to Enhance Corporate Monopoly and BioSerfdom in the 21st Century- ETC Group Communiqué on the uncertainties surrounding intellectual property rights, which, being increasingly unacceptable to indus ...
World Patent System World Patent System
World Patent System- Review by GRAIN of moves by the World Intellectual Property Organisation to implement a single global system for approval and administration of patents. ...
TRIPs, Sui Generis and Plant Variety Protection TRIPs, Sui Generis and Plant Variety Protection
TRIPs, Sui Generis and Plant Variety Protection- Third World Network's pages on IP issues. Extensive and historical coverage of the issues from an authoritative developing country perspective. ...
Commission on Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) Commission on Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR)
Commission on Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR)- UK Government IPR Commission's website containing background, papers, conference reports and UK government response. Commission's Report: "Integrating IPRs and Developme ...
Biotechnology and Development Monitor (now closed) Biotechnology and Development Monitor (now closed)
Biotechnology and Development Monitor (now closed)- Various archived articles from Biotechnology and Development Monitor concerning aspects of IPRs, seed systems and biotechnology. The website is currently not active (20 ...
Seeding Solutions Seeding Solutions
Seeding Solutions- Full text and publication details of Volume 1 (ownership, conservation and exchange of genetic resources) and Volume 2 (legal mechanisms) which update People, Plants and Patents. Published by The Cruci ...
People, Plants and Patents People, Plants and Patents
People, Plants and Patents- Full text of 1994 book on the impact of intellectual property on trade, agricultural biodiversity, and rural society by The Crucible Group, hosted by IDRC. ...
The Problem With Music The Problem With Music
The Problem With Music- Essay by Steve Albini discusses how the monopoly grants (copyrights) have made the music industry so bloated and unproductive. ...
Free Music Free Music
Free Music- Supports the Free Music Philosophy, the idea that all people should have the freedom to copy, distribute, and modify music for personal, noncommercial purposes. FAQ, articles, suggested further reading, links ...
Policing Pirates in the Networked Age Policing Pirates in the Networked Age
Policing Pirates in the Networked Age- A professor of economics at the University of Texas at Dallas lists reasons why record industry experts failed to prove their assertion that Napster was gutting industry revenues. ...
NPR : DJ's 'Grey Album' Spurs Dispute NPR : DJ's 'Grey Album' Spurs Dispute
NPR : DJ's 'Grey Album' Spurs Dispute- DJ Dangermouse (Brian Burton) took vocals from rapper Jay-Z's "The Black Album," mixed them with instrumentals from The Beatles (known to all as The White Album), and came up with " ...
News.com - File sharing legal in Canada News.com - File sharing legal in Canada
News.com - File sharing legal in Canada- Sharing copyrighted works on peer-to-peer networks is legal in Canada, a federal judge ruled. ...
Recording Industry vs. the People Recording Industry vs. the People
Recording Industry vs. the People- Collects and shares information about the lawsuits brought against ordinary people by the RIAA and the majors. By Ray Beckermann, business lawyer in New York City. ...
PCWorld.com - P2P Companies Take Aim at the RIAA PCWorld.com - P2P Companies Take Aim at the RIAA
PCWorld.com - P2P Companies Take Aim at the RIAA- A new group criticizes the recording industry for blaming consumers instead of its own failures. ...
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)- Promotes intellectual property throughout the world, and administrates various multilateral treaties. ...
EFFweb - The Electronic Frontier Foundation EFFweb - The Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFFweb - The Electronic Frontier Foundation- A non-profit, non-partisan organization working to protect fundamental civil liberties, including privacy and freedom of expression, which opposes patents and copyrights as a ...
Creative Commons Creative Commons
Creative Commons- A non-profit that offers an alternative to full copyright. Offering work under a Creative Commons license does not mean giving up copyright. It means offering some of an author's rights to any taker, an ...
Public Knowledge Public Knowledge
Public Knowledge- Working to preserve the openness of the Internet, preserve creativity through balanced copyright, and protect the rights of consumers to use technology lawfully. Based in Washington DC. ...
DigitalConsumer.org DigitalConsumer.org
DigitalConsumer.org- A membership organization advocating protection of fair use rights in the digital environment. ...
Union for the Public Domain Union for the Public Domain
Union for the Public Domain- Non-profit citizens group, seeking to protect and enhance the public domain in matters concerning intellectual property. ...
Conference on the Public Domain Conference on the Public Domain
Conference on the Public Domain- Duke University Law School Conference on the Public Domain site. Includes background papers, webcast, and other resources. ...
New Yorkers for Fair Use New Yorkers for Fair Use
New Yorkers for Fair Use- Fair use political action group of the NYC metro area. ...
Intellectual Property Institute Intellectual Property Institute
Intellectual Property Institute- Promotes awareness and understanding of intellectual property law and its contribution to economic and social welfare, through research to provide knowledge to industry, policy makers, pr ...
Kansas City InfoZine - Personal Technology Freedom Coalition Created Kansas City InfoZine - Personal Technology Freedom Coalition Created
Kansas City InfoZine - Personal Technology Freedom Coalition Created- Industry, academic, and public interest groups support bill to improve consumer rights and protect technological innovation. ...
Patentmatics Patentmatics
Patentmatics- Devoted to propagating the science, technology and management of Intellectual Property Rights in India and worldwide. ...
Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute
Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute- Aims to identify patterns in recent NGO activity at CBD COP, FAO, WHO, WIPO, WTO. Focuses on public health and access to essential medicines, and agriculture, genetic ...
International Intellectual Property Institute International Intellectual Property Institute
International Intellectual Property Institute- Not-for-profit corporation claiming to support the use of intellectual property as a tool for economic growth, particularly in developing countries. Promotes strong intellec ...
Lumen Lumen
Lumen- A project of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. The project aims to study the prevalence of "cease and desist" notices of intellectual property infringement. ...
Internet Patent News Internet Patent News
Internet Patent News- Legal resources and tools for surviving the patenting frenzy of the Internet, bioinformatics, and electronic commerce ...
Against Patenting Lifeforms Against Patenting Lifeforms
Against Patenting Lifeforms- A spiritual argument against the patenting of life forms by biotech companies ...
Slashdot - Patents Slashdot - Patents
Slashdot - Patents- Featuring patent news, links and discussion. ...
The Non-Patent Side of Software Patents The Non-Patent Side of Software Patents
The Non-Patent Side of Software Patents- Slideshow presentation exploring the implications of and criticizing software patents. ...
European Anti-Software Patent Bribe Pledge Drive European Anti-Software Patent Bribe Pledge Drive
European Anti-Software Patent Bribe Pledge Drive- Promotes the idea of bribes to fight software patents. ...
End Software Patents End Software Patents
End Software Patents- A project working towards the elimination of software patents by assisting corporations that choose to challenge such patents in the courts, and by public education aimed at promoting a legislative ...
Patent Absurdity Patent Absurdity
Patent Absurdity- Offers a free movie that explores the case of software patents and the history of judicial activism that led to their rise, and the harm being done to software developers and the wider economy. ...
BSA Anti-Piracy Site -- Software Piracy BSA Anti-Piracy Site -- Software Piracy
BSA Anti-Piracy Site -- Software Piracy- Nopiracy.com is a site by the BSA (an alliance between many software megacorps to attack people who copy software) that argues against "piracy" and encourages turning people in. ...
Association Européenne pour la Protection des Oeuvres et services Cryptés (AEPOC) Association Européenne pour la Protection des Oeuvres et services Cryptés (AEPOC)
Association Européenne pour la Protection des Oeuvres et services Cryptés (AEPOC)- The European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services, an organization of corporations in the digital television an ...
SIIA Anti-Piracy SIIA Anti-Piracy
SIIA Anti-Piracy- Among information, news, issues on copyright, policies and initiatives, this side also provides the possibility to report piracy. ...
Software Piracy: What You Should Know Software Piracy: What You Should Know
Software Piracy: What You Should Know- Bentley Systems attacks software "piracy". ...
Software piracy - Protection of intellectual property Software piracy - Protection of intellectual property
Software piracy - Protection of intellectual property- Information on piracy as well as tips on how to protect yourself against it. ...
Microsoft - How Piracy Affects You Microsoft - How Piracy Affects You
Microsoft - How Piracy Affects You- Argues that piracy is wrong, claims it costs consumers money. ...
The Register - Stealth Plan Puts Copy Protection Into Every Hard Drive The Register - Stealth Plan Puts Copy Protection Into Every Hard Drive
The Register - Stealth Plan Puts Copy Protection Into Every Hard Drive- Hastening a rapid demise for the free copying of digital media, the next generation of hard disks is likely to come with copyright protection counte ...
Trusted Computing FAQ Trusted Computing FAQ
Trusted Computing FAQ- An FAQ by Ross Anderson covering the what, where, who, why, and how. ...
Wikipedia Wikipedia
Wikipedia- Provides a definition, history overview, industry structure, and practical examples. ...

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