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Conceiving an International Instrument on Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright

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  • Date
  • 5/6/2008
  • Author
  • Ruth L. Okediji

This study by P. Bernt Hugenholtz and Ruth L. Okediji examines policy options and modalities for framing a new international instrument on limitations and exceptions to copyright. The authors, considering the current international copyright acquis as their general starting point, evaluate options for the design of such an instrument, including questions of political sustainability and institutional home.

The report was sponsored by OSI's Information Program.

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Ukraine’s Independent Media

Q&A: Telling War Stories Under Fire

Video journalists and reporters around a man with car tires in the background

It is incredibly tough to cover war against an enemy who wields disinformation amid the bombs and bullets. Yet thousands of displaced Ukrainian journalists carry on. What it takes to keep their stories coming.

May 2, 2022

Developing a More Just Future

Q&A: Designing for Human Rights

A computer generated diagram of a street with people and buildings

What do architects, designers, and weapons specialists have to offer rights movements around the world? A unique and trailblazing firm is providing an answer, while building new digital tools to resist authoritarianism.

June 2, 2020

Truth Matters

A Hopeful Story About a Sad Little Fact

A still image from "A Sad Little Fact."

Do facts matter in a world where powerful people lie with regularity? A new animated short takes a look at this fundamental question from an unexpected angle.

December 4, 2019 | Sarah Margon

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