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.
WSIS action lines related to this activity: Theme 2. Information and communication infrastructure
Theme 3. Access to information and knowledge
Theme 4. Capacity building
Theme 5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
Theme 6. Enabling environment
Theme 7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life
Theme 8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
Theme 10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
Theme 11. International and regional cooperation
Theme 12. Achieving WSIS targets (PoA, Section B)
Theme 14. Follow-up and evaluation (PoA, Section E)
Related MDGs: MDG 8. Develop a global partnership for development
Activity type:
no information available, Civil Society Working Group
Time scale:
Ongoing
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
