Traditional knowledge that drives indigenous communities’ innovation in agriculture, medicine and conservation is not protected by existing international law.
Moves to remove copyright restrictions on books for the visually impaired are being opposed by big business - which fear exclusions could be extended to other areas of public interest.
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Late last year, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) held what might be its most a productive meeting for some time. In Geneva, delegates from about 160 countries moved one step closer to…