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WIPO Enriched by In-Depth Discussion of Public Domain (KEI)

By Robin Gross

"With respect to the public domain, Richard Owens (WIPO Secretariat) noted that there is a fundamental question of definition that frames the policy debate on this issue. The classical definition of the public domain (in the copyright context) is ?what is not protected by copyright, i.e. rights that have expired, works that have not been deemed worthy of protection, and exceptions to copyright including official laws and statutes.? Owens contrasted the classical definition with a more vernacular read more

Full post as published by IP Justice on July 14, 2008 (boomark / email).