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Comparative perspectives on media law making in Somalia
Oxford:
Progamme in Comparative Media Law and Policy Centre for Socio-Legal Studies University of Oxford
(2013), 45 pp.
"The Report builds upon two main directives: on the one hand, it tries to bring together the best practices at the international and comparative level, in an attempt to offer guidance on which policy and regulatory toolkits have already proved successful in achieving longterm goals of economic effic...
Freedom of expression and the internet
Strasbourg:
Council of Europe
(2013), 190 pp., bibliogr. p.173-190
ISBN 978-92-871-7702-5
Other Editions: Updated and revised 2nd edition 2020, 240 p.
"This book sets out to answer essential questions regarding the extent and limits of freedom of expression online. It seeks to shed light on the often obscure landscape of what we are allowed to say online and how our ideas, and the process of imparting and receiving information, are protected. It s...
Global right to information update: an analysis by region
Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet)
(2013), 91 pp.
"The Update reveals that the challenges faced by advocates, and the campaigning tactics used in each region, are at times remarkably similar. National civil society coalitions, for example, are mentioned by many authors as having made a central contribution to campaigns. In other cases, challenges d...
Freedom of expression and the internet
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
(2013), v, 81 pp.
ISBN 978-0-8270-6134-7
Other Editions: also published in Spanish
"In this document the Office of the Special Rapporteur endeavors to make available to all States in the region, general principles for the protection of the right to freedom of thought and expression online. These principles are intended to provide guidance to governments, legislative and regulatory...
Transformations in Egyptian journalism
London; Oxford:
Tauris; Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
(2013), xviii, 109 pp., chronol. p.xi-xiii, bibliogr. p.106-108
ISBN 978-1-78076-589-1
"Egypt’s revolutionary uprising in 2011 raised important questions about the kind of journalism that would be viable in the country’s changing political dynamics. Suddenly the output of bloggers, online radio and social media news operations, which had all formed part of the groundswell of actio...
Freedom of expression toolkit
Paris:
UNESCO
(2013), 83 pp., illustr.
ISBN 978-92-3-001114-7
"The Freedom of Expression Toolkit is UNESCO’s contribution to freedom of expression and it is written with upper high school students in mind. The Toolkit covers the major concepts and issues and it is written in an easy to understand, conversational manner ... Overall, the Toolkit consists of fo...
The content and context of hate speech: rethinking regulation and responses
Cambridge; New York:
Cambridge University Press
(2012), xxiv, 544 pp., illustr., index
"The contributors to this volume consider whether it is possible to establish carefully tailored hate speech policies that are cognizant of the varying traditions, histories, and values of different countries. Throughout, there is a strong comparative emphasis, with examples (and authors) drawn from...
National studies on assessing the economic contribution of the copyright-based industries
Geneva:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
(2011), 392 pp.
The economic contribution of copyright-based industries in Bhutan
Geneva:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
(2011), 62 pp., 27 tables, 7 charts
"Based on the study estimates, the total contribution of CBIs to the Bhutanese economy in 2008 was 5.5% of GDP or Nu.3,009 million; 10.1% of total employment or 25,215 persons; 4.0% of total exports or Nu. 912.4 million; 6.9% of total imports or Nu.1,604.8 million. The contribution of CBIs to GDP wa...
Access to knowledge in Africa: the role of copyright
Claremont:
UCT Press; International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
(2010), xvii, 366 pp., abbrev. p.xv-xii, index
ISBN 978-1-55250-490-1 (ebook); 978-1-91989-545-1 (print)
CC BY-NC-SA
"Copyright laws and policies cover many controversial issues that are linked to different disciplines, in science, culture, technology, economics, law and other fields. The concepts and issues in the field are also approached from different perspectives and with different political and economic agen...
Principios para garantizar la diversidad y el pluralismo en la radiodifusión y los servicios de comunicación audiovisual
Buenos Aires:
AMARC América Latina y Caribe
(2010), 109 pp.
CC BY-NC
"Este documento expone cuarenta principios con la identificación de las fuentes de doctrina y jurisprudencia comparada con el fin de establecer pautas para la radiodifusión pública, comercial y comunitaria, en el contexto regional actual. Consideramos que este trabajo es un aporte frente a la esc...
The economic contribution of copyright-based industries in Colombia
Geneva:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
(2008), 87 pp., 46 tables, bibliogr. p.86-87
ISBN 978-92-805-1908-2
"The total value added of the copyright-based industries in Colombia reached Col$9.5 millions of millions in 2005 (approximately 4,800 million US dollars) from Col$5.7 millions of millions in 2000. As a percentage of GDP, the CBI represented an average of 3.3 per cent throughout the period. In real ...
The economic contribution of copyright-based industries in Ukraine
Geneva:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
(2008), 103 pp., many tables
ISBN 978-92-805-1908-2
"The study showed that, in 2005, the contribution of the copyright-based industries (CIs) to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine amounted to 2.85 per cent or 12,583.54 million UAH. At the same time the total contribution of the core CIs constituted 1.54 per cent or 6,815.61 million UAH. The ...
The media self-regulation guidebook: all questions and answers
Vienna:
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
(2008), 100 pp.
ISBN 3-9501995-7-2
"Composed of questions and answers, this guidebook is practical and easy to use. There is no ‘one-fits-all’ model that can be readily adopted anywhere. Therefore, the publication does not focus on specific countries, but rather on a wide range of practical concerns. How do the existing self-regu...
Guidelines for broadcasting regulation
Paris; London:
UNESCO; Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA)
(2008) 2nd rev. ed., 89 pp., bibliogr.
ISBN 978-0-9561429-0-0
"Amidst the fast-changing broadcast media landscape, the present book examined many “balancing acts” which stake-holders both in government and private sector have to undertake to establish and maintain an effective and credible broadcast regulation mechanism. For example, it requires a balancin...
Freedom of speech in South East Europe: media independence and self-regulation
Sofia:
Media Development Center; South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM)
(2007), 613 pp.
ISBN 978-954-9396-05-8
Media law assistance: establishing an enabling environment for free and independent media to flourish
Washington, DC:
Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)
(2007), 23 pp.
"The working group considered how international media development programs—particularly those that are U.S.-supported—have succeeded or failed, discussed best practices, and made recommendations. Journalist Ann McFeatters served as the rapporteur for the meeting. The discussion focused on severa...
Access to information: building a culture of transparency. Jamaica
Atlanta:
Carter Center
(2006), vi, 150 pp., illustr., tables, bibliogr.
"In passing and implementing the Access to Information Act 2002, Jamaica has established a new and more open form of governance and accomplished what many other countries are still attempting. The Act, which provides citizens an enforceable right to official documents held by public authorities, is ...
Access to information: UNDP's engagement and a guide to key actors
New York:
Democratic Governance Group Bureau for Development Policy United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
(2003), 96 pp., abbrev., direct.
"The first section provides summary information on 69 UNDP supported projects and initiatives as of 2002/03. These initiatives were identified primarily by desk research from three main sources: (i) direct feedback from the Sub-Regional Resource Facilities (SURFs)2), the COs and Regional Bureaux, (i...
Intellectual property: a power tool for economic growth
Geneva:
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
(2003), 377 pp., abbrev. p.343-347, index
ISBN 92-805-1113-0
"This book is designed to be a practical guide to the use of intellectual property as a "power tool" for economic growth and wealth creation. Its aim is to give the interested non-specialist an understanding of how intellectual property, such as patents, trademarks and copyright have become increasi...
