Les débats au sujet de la portée et mise en oeuvre des droits de propriété intellectuelle (tels que copyrights, brevets et marques de fabrique …) ont souvent été polarisés par les parties prenantes représentant les intérêts des propriétaires d’IP et la société civile, qui appuie les intérêts des usagers des contenus.

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:

See http://www.tacd-ip.org/blog/the-paris-accord/.

As a new Administration has just taken office in Washington, and the
European Union renews its institutions in a few months, what should
the political agenda be for intellectual property?

This was the subject of discussion during a two day conference hosted
by the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) on the 12th & 13th
January 2009 in Washington, DC:

Access to and use of content

• DRM systems that are capable of being used in excess of what is necessary to protect copyright will not receive the privilege of anti-circumvention protection.

• DRM systems that define social entities such as ‘household’ and ‘families’ in their technology, and that define these entities more narrowly or restrictively than have been defined in local law or custom will not receive the privilege of anti-circumvention protection.