Civil Society Working Group
Details of the organization
Name *
Civil Society Working Group on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks
Country *
International
Website (URL)
http://www.wsis-pct.org
Type *
Civil society entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Civil Society Working Group
Description *
This working group deals with patents, copyrights, and trademarks and related issues. We believe that those issues should be dealt with as distinct conceptual issues. The use of the acronym PCT in the URL of this working group shall not be construed as implying that those issues must be dealt with, with the same global legal and cultural framework. This working group supports Free Software concepts and initiatives and fights against Patents on Software concepts.
Project website
http://www.wsis-pct.org/
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Status *
Ongoing
from
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Partners
FSF http://www.gnu.org FSF-Europe http://www.fsfeurope.org FSF-France http://www.fsffrance.org APRIL http://www.april.org/ YNTERNET http://www.ynternet.org/ Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure http://www.ffii.fr http://www.ffii.org
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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Information and communication infrastructure
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Access to information and knowledge
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Capacity building
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Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
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Enabling environment
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ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life
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Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
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Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
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International and regional cooperation
Millenium Declaration Goals related to this project
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
Project type *
Civil Society Working Group