Intellectual Property Watch: UN Committee Adopts Position On IP And Human Rights

Intellectual Property Watch UN Committee Adopts Position On IP And Human Rights: "UN Committee Adopts Position On IP And Human Rights


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A half-decade after it began, a United Nations committee on 21 November adopted a document intended to clarify nations? responsibilities on intellectual property and human rights. The text, while not legally binding, could bolster legal disputes in other international and national bodies, committee members said afterward.
The still-confidential adopted text, referred to as a General Comment, aims to identify key human rights principles deriving from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The latest General Comment is limited to Article 15.1.c of the covenant, which requires the protection of authors of written, music, art and other works. "/.../