http://www.apc.org/es/taxonomy/term/1377 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. es http://www.apc.org/es/news/access-knowledge-conference-yale-video-interviews <div class="abstract inline"> <div class="news_info"> <span class="locality">NEW HAVEN</span> <span id="news-date">16 febrero 2010 </span> (AL para APCNews) </div> <p>More than 20% of human genes are patented in the US which, among other things, is preventing people from accessing affordable and appropriate testing and diagnoses of genetic diseases. This is only one example of how restrictive <a class="glossary-term" href="/es/glossary/term/974"><acronym title="intellectual property: The term &quot;intellectual property&quot; carries a bias that is not hard to see: it suggests thinking about copyright, patents and trademarks by analogy with property rights for physical objects. There is no such unified thing as &quot;intellectual property&quot; – it is a mirage. The term is at best a catch-all to lump together disparate laws. Non-lawyers who hear one term applied to these various laws tend to assume they are based on a common principle, and function similarly. Nothing could be further from the case. These laws originated separately, evolved differently, cover different activities, have different rules, and raise different public policy issues. If you want to think clearly about the issues raised by patents, or copyrights, or trademarks, the first step is to forget the idea of lumping them together, and treat them as separate topics. The second step is to reject the narrow perspectives and simplistic picture the term &quot;intellectual property&quot; suggests. Consider each of these issues separately, in its fullness, and you have a chance of considering them well. Style information: N/a Source: &quot;Did You Say &quot;Intellectual Property&quot;? It&#039;s a Seductive Mirage&quot; by Richard Stallman ">intellectual property</acronym></a> legislation is impacting human rights. At the Yale Information Society Project&#8217;s conference, of which <span class="caps">APC</span> was an organising partner, these issues, which also include the impact on innovation, scientific research, <a class="glossary-term" href="/es/glossary/term/318"><acronym title="freedom of expression: Freedom of expression is a principle contained in various human rights documents. Its objective is to ensure that people are able to communicate and express opinions, in public, private, either written or spoken, without the interference of the state or others. It is not an absolute right; therefore it generally only has applicability where the purpose of expression is lawful, and where the act of expression does not infringe the human rights of others (for example, a racist hate speech may not use the right of freedom of expression to permit its communication). Freedom of expression is one of the main themes within the emerging field of internet rights. According to the APC Internet Rights Charter, freedom of expression should be protected from infringement by government and non-state actors. The internet is a medium for both public and private exchange of views and information across a variety of frontiers. Individuals must be able to express opinions and ideas, and share information freely when using the internet. Style information: N/a Source: GenderIT.org and APC Internet Rights Charter">freedom of expression</acronym></a> online and education were discussed by civil society and adademia. Watch some video interviews.</p> </div> http://www.apc.org/es/news/access-knowledge-conference-yale-video-interviews#comments Access to information ICT policy Global A2K human rights IPR Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:21:21 +0000 analia 9955 at http://www.apc.org http://www.apc.org/es/news/apc-co-convenes-yale-conference-access-knowledge-h <div class="abstract inline"> <div class="news_info"> <span class="locality">CALGARY</span> <span id="news-date">7 enero 2010 </span> (LC para APCNews) </div> <p>Following the impact of Global Information Society Watch 2009 which put the spotlight on &#8220;access to knowledge for advancing democracy and human rights&#8221;, the University of Yale has invited <a href="http://www.giswatch.org/">GISWatch</a> co-publisher <span class="caps">APC</span> to co-convene their fourth Access to Knowledge Conference. The conference organised by Yale&#8217;s information society project will unite scholars and human rights activists to look at designing laws, policies and technical architectures to promote &#8220;social progress across the globe&#8221;. Find out more about the conference.</p> </div> http://www.apc.org/es/news/apc-co-convenes-yale-conference-access-knowledge-h#comments ICT policy Internet governance All Regions A2K human rights Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:55:30 +0000 LisaC 9773 at http://www.apc.org http://www.apc.org/es/projects/estudio-sobre-pirateria-mediatica <p>Se trata de un proyecto de dos años (que comenzó en febrero de 2008) sobre la naturaleza y el alcance de la piratería mediático y el efecto que tiene la legislación antipiratería y las disposici</p> Acceso a la información Políticas de TIC Mundial África A2K acceso al conocimiento América Latina y el Caribe Asia-Pacífico Europa piratería mediática Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:12:25 +0100 analia 6619 at http://www.apc.org http://www.apc.org/es/news/access/all/pirateria-mediatica-la-propiedad-intelectual-vista <div class="abstract inline"> <div class="news_info"> <span id="news-date">29 julio 2008 </span> (Natalie Brown para APCNoticias) </div> <p>[img_assist|nid=6494|title=Mapa de pago de <a class="glossary-term" href="/es/glossary/term/1146"><acronym title="regalía: Compensación por el uso de propiedad, en general trabajos con derechos de autor, invenciones patentadas, o recursos naturales, expresada como porcentaje de los recibos del uso de la propiedad o como pago por cada unidad producida. Información de estilo: A menudo se usa en plural, regalías. Fuente: Thomson Gale Legal Encyclopedia en Answers.com ">regalías</acronym></a>|desc=© Copyright 2006 <span class="caps">SASI</span> Group (Universidad de Sheffield) y Mark Newman (Universidad de Michigan).</p> </div> http://www.apc.org/es/news/access/all/pirateria-mediatica-la-propiedad-intelectual-vista#comments Acceso a la información Todas las regiones A2K acceso al conocimiento derechos de autor piratería mediática propiedad intelectual regalías Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:06:23 +0100 analia 6546 at http://www.apc.org