On 24 December 2014, the report on “Copyright policy and the right to science and culture” of the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed, was submitted to the Human Rights Council.
In the report the Special Rapporteur examines copyright law and policy from the perspective of the right to science and culture, emphasizing both the need for protection of authorship and expanding opportunities for participation in cultural life.
Mr. Christophe Geiger, Associate Professor, Director General and Director of the Research Department of the CEIPI, participated in the preparation of the report as an expert.
The report (in English) may be found at this address:
www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session28/Pages/ListReports.aspx
, under the symbol number (A/HRC/28/57).Other linguistic versions shall soon be posted, including on the webpage of the Special Rapporteur dedicated to this topic:
www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/CulturalRights/Pages/impactofintellectualproperty.aspx
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