World Summit on Information Society (WSIS)
25 Jun, 2007: Esther Dyson, David Gross, Michael Froomkin, and Tim Wu On the Future of Internet Governance
Dyson: "The saving grace of ICANN as far as I’m concerned is that it’s widely considered to be illegitimate, and therefore it has very little power. If it were considered legitimate, and could actually do a lot, with impunity, it would be a very dangerous organization. But, as it is, it’s pretty hamstrung and nothing much actually happens, which is ...
18 May, 2007: 2007 Report: IP Justice on WIPO in Global Information Society Watch
I've written a chapter about the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in a new report entitled "Global Information Society Watch" published by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and (iTeM). Besides WIPO, the report includes a number ...
30 Apr, 2007: Global Information Society Watch - Launch of the 2007 Report
Click on above title for more info on book launch on 22 May 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting is open to the public and is part of the WSIS cluster of events in Switzerland in late May 2007.
6 Jul, 2006: European Parliament Resolution on Freedom of Expression on the Internet
30 Nov, 2005: Information about the Tunis Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society
Information about the Tunis Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society
14 -19 November 2005 in Tunis
30 Nov. 2005: IP-Watch, "Intellectual Property Rights Issues Kept Off WSIS Agenda"
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19 Sep, 2005: WIPO Report on the Online Forum on Intellectual Property in the Information Society
19 Sep, 2005: WIPO, WSIS Meetings Highlight Growing Digital Policy Divide (Michael Geist)
31 Dec, 2003: News coverage of December 2003 WSIS meeting
AudioBerkman Coverage of the December, 2003 WSIS Meeting
Audio coverage of the WSIS Meeting
Berkman Center at Harvard University
WSIS Civil Society Declaration English | Español | Français to contrast with official WSIS declaration, which ignores human rights and civil liberties:
11 December 2003 (.pdf)
"Civil society group ...
21 Dec, 2003: IP Justice Report from Phase I of the World Summit on the Information Society
15 Dec, 2003: Photos from the Geneva WSIS meeting now available
11 Dec, 2003: IP Justice Slides from Keynote Speech at World Forum on Communication Rights [.ppt]












