Unlocking the Global Information Fortress

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Name of Event 

Unlocking the Global Information Fortress

Organizers 

The social forum goes to the Library,innovations in civic participation

Time 

11.30-2p.m

Key Speaker 

Alan Story - Copyright

Emma Lockery - Tax Justice Network

Mickael Book - NIGD

Issues raised

Copyright

● It affects translation

● Performing

● Photocopying

It has been used by the North to enrich itself and exploit the South. Taxation Profits are registered in a tax haven country e.g Ireland by using resources from other countries. Much of this discussion wasn't clear due to a lot of noise emanating from surrounding activities leading to many of us moving to a private discussion with Mr. Story after the event about his views on the topic.

Recommendations

● Many questiones arose about the copyright/intellectual property rights vis a vis poor countries in need of learning material.

● For example what happens to the poor students who need to photocopy due to restrictive prices of books from the North

Documentalist's Name Fred Kachero List of print 3