[A2k] Business Roundtable on the Consumer Interest in IPRs: 22 October 2009

[Jeremy Malcolm]

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Debate over the scope and enforcement of intellectual property rights
(such as copyright, patents and trademarks) has often been polarised,
with business stakeholders representing the interests of IP owners,
and civil society representing the interests of content users.
However a shift in this impasse can be observed, and is associated
with two factors. First, the accessibility of the digital online
environment as a medium for all has blurred the distinction between
creators and consumers. Second, as online business models have
developed to embrace user-generated content as a key revenue driver,
some have come to see the value of upholding the consumer interest
when developing IP policy positions, on issues such as the public
domain, fair use, new copyright limitations and exceptions, and IP
alternatives.

This workshop aims to bring together key business opinion leaders from
two camps - those whose businesses rely on a traditional model of
knowledge ownership, and others who now find their interests more
closely aligned with those of consumers. It will provide an
opportunity for both camps to discuss and debate the implications of
the new digital domain for IPR policy development, with the aim of
reaching common ground.

Event Date and Time: Thursday 22 October 2009, 12:30 - 17:30

Location: Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art, 2 rue Vivienne, 75002
Paris (Google Maps)

Cost: Free (refreshments supplied)

Panelists: TBC

RSVP: by 14 October 2009 to jeremy@ciroap.org


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JEREMY MALCOLM
Project Coordinator
CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL-KL OFFICE
for Asia Pacific and the Middle East

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www.consumersinternational.org

Consumers International (CI) is the only independent global
campaigning voice for consumers. With over 220 member organisations in
115 countries, we are building a powerful international consumer
movement to help protect and empower consumers everywhere. For more
information, visit www.consumersinternational.org.