ICTSD • Adapting Copyright to Digital Age Essential for Creativity, Concludes WIPO Conference

"The advent of the cyber age will require changes in copyright infrastructure and documentation to better serve creativity, participants at a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) conference urged last week. The two-day gathering brought together government representatives, national and international public institutions, academics, and other stakeholders involved in copyright protection and administration....Another issue that resonated with some panellists was the reduction of barriers to knowledge and ways to ensure global access to information...."