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IGF Workshop on "Freedom of expression or access to knowledge"
Consumers International, the Centre for Internet and Society, India, and Center for Technology and Society of the Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil, are presenting a workshop at this year's Internet Governance Forum on its opening day, 14 September, titled "Freedom of expression or access to knowledge: are we taking the necessary steps towards an open and inclusive Internet?"
- Jeremy Malcolm's blog
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Internet Governance Forum 2010
The 2010 Internet Governance Forum will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania. For more information see the official site.
Access to Knowledge at the Internet Governance Forum
Consumers International and the African Copyright and A2K Project (ACA2K) this week held a successful workshop looking at the Global State of Copyright and Access to Knowledge at the 2009 meeting of the multi-stakeholder United Nations Internet Governance Forum in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. The session was moderated by Dr Bassem Awad from ACA2K, who is also Chief Judge at the Egyptian Ministry of Justice.
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Internet Governance Forum
Hot topics in Access to Knowledge
Here is a brief roundup (with links to further information) on some of the most important and interesting topics on the copyright and A2K radar this month:
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Intellectual property is a consumer issue
The intellectual property system is often portrayed as a battleground in which the creators of content are pitted against lawless "counterfeiters" and "pirates". Multinational media companies have relied on this perception in order to push governments for stronger and yet stronger intellectual property (or IP) protection in both domestic and international law - a trend which shows no signs of abating.
