ARL principles on WIPO
Posted in Copyright on February 2nd, 2005Library-Related Principles for the International Development Agenda of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Association of Research Libraries. January 26, 2005.
An electronic form link on this page invites you to endorse these principles, which
“…were prepared for use in discussions at the World Intellectual Property Organization concerning the impact of intellectual property protection on economic development and the significance of copyright exceptions for libraries, educational institutions, and the disabled.” Four Goals:
- A robust and growing public domain to provide new opportunities for creativity, research, and scholarship.
- Effective library programs and services as a means of advancing knowledge.
- High levels of creativity and technological progress resulting from individual research and study.
- Harmonization of copyright.