Policy discussions about intellectual property protections—whether...
Policy discussions about intellectual property protections -- whether they are copyright, patent or trademark -- in the digital age should follow a certain set of guiding principles, the Internet Society said Friday, releasing its paper on the topic (http://bit.ly/154piwe). Policy…
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discussions about IP and the Internet should be transparent and include stakeholders, consider rule of law -- including “principles such as due process, equality of rights, fairness, transparency, the right to be heard, and legal certainty” -- respect “the global architecture of the Internet” and respect the standards development process, the group said. “An important point for the Internet Society in writing this paper is the understanding that intellectual property discussions, irrespective of whether they reflect trademark, copyright, or patent considerations and, as long as they primarily relate to Internet concerns or propositions, are part of the wider Internet governance discussions,” Internet Society Policy Adviser Konstantinos Komaitis said in a statement. “This pragmatic rationalization is significant in making some subsequent determinations relating to the structure, design, and ultimate approach of such discussions.”