CI seeks to harness the collective voice and effectiveness of consumer groups working around the world and across issue sectors, to guarantee that consumer interests are adequately represented in national and global debates around intellectual property (IP) and communications rights, and thereby to serve as a catalyst for policy change, by putting pressure on governments and international organisations to develop more balanced IP and communications regimes.
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Wikipedia (English) protest blackout

Submitted by CCOF on Tue, 17/01/2012 - 03:03
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From: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/English_Wikipedia_anti-SOPA_blackout

To: English Wikipedia Readers and Community
From: Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director
Date: January 16, 2011
 

Consumer Council of Fiji's role recognised by Telecommunications Authority of Fiji

Submitted by CCOF on Sun, 15/01/2012 - 19:05
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The Consumer Council of Fiji is being recognized by Fiji's telecommunications regulator -  Telecommunications Authority of Fiji (TAF). The Council is now a full member of the TAF's Numbering Industry Working Group (NIWG) which is a consultative body in regards to the allocation of numbers and codes for telecommunications providers, that includes internet service providers.

New global research programme to support UN Guidelines amendments

Submitted by Jeremy Malcolm on Wed, 14/12/2011 - 08:25
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Consumers International is pleased to announce a new programme of research to support the amendments that we have developed to update the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection for the digital age and to promote access to knowledge. This research, funded by a grant from IDRC, will establish a sound evidence base to help support advocacy for the adoption of the amendments, whilst also increasing the capacity of the global consumer movement, particularly in the global South, to engage in research-based advocacy to support policy changes at an international level.

Consumers in the Information Society: Access, Fairness and Representation

Submitted by Jeremy Malcolm on Wed, 09/11/2011 - 10:04

Registration is now open for Consumers in the Information Society: Access, Fairness and Representation, a global summit of consumers to discuss and set an agenda for advocacy on the issues that face consumers in today's online digital environment. Read more, then register to join us in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 8-9 March 2012!

Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights

Submitted by Jeremy Malcolm on Fri, 07/10/2011 - 04:46

A group of experts met in London on 18 November to provide feedback on a background paper, "Balancing Freedom of Expression and Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Age" prepared by freedom of expression NGO, Article 19. The group discussed a range of concerns, including blocking and filtering of content, and the rise of criminal liability of individual

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Consumers International at the sixth Internet Governance Forum

Submitted by Jeremy Malcolm on Thu, 08/09/2011 - 06:53

Consumers International will be represented at a multitude of meetings and workshops at this year's Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi later this month. Check out the list below, and please mark your diary to attend either in person, or remotely using the remote participation facilities available at the IGF's official and community websites.

Final version of A2K revisions to UN Guidelines settled after public comments

Submitted by Jeremy Malcolm on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 10:31

8 UN Guidelines for Consumer ProtectionFollowing a three month open public comment period, which in turn followed on from almost five months of drafting by a member working group, Consumers International has finalised the text of its proposed revisions to the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection, covering access to knowledge issues.

Consumer-ownable Downloads

Submitted by Paul Sweazey on Thu, 01/09/2011 - 17:31
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The following is page 1 of a 7-page paper entitled, "Toward Consumer-ownable Digital Personal Property".

To see the full article, follow this link:

http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/1817/pub_docs/TowardDPP_01.pdf

 

Mapping Internet Governance

Submitted by Jeremy Malcolm on Fri, 19/08/2011 - 10:11

The workshop on mapping Internet governance has emerged from preparatory discussions for the 2011 IGF in Nairobi, where it became clear that there is a significant need for a “Map of Internet Gov

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Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest

Submitted by Jeremy Malcolm on Fri, 19/08/2011 - 08:12
Seeking to ensure that public policy initiatives concerning intellectual property serve the public interest, more than 170 scholars, policymakers, and policy advocates from approximately 35 countries traveled to American University Washington College of Law (WCL) for the first Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, August 25-27, 2011.
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