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- Copyright; access to knowledge; access to scientific knowledge; science; right to science; REBSPA; right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications; Arti-cle 15(1)(b); International Covenant on Economic; Social and Cultural Rights; ICESCR; sci-entific freedom; academic freedom; adequacy for science; publishers; commercial publishers; publications; scientific publications; commons; knowledge commons; global South; open ac-cess; authors’ rights; publish or perish; new public management; science evaluations; peer re-view; right to research; science inclusiveness; global science inclusiveness; right to develop-ment; international solidarity; extraterritorial state obligations; moral rights (1)
- Online censorship; digital trade; WTO; GATS; online content regulation; Virtual Private Networks; China; general exceptions; public morals (1)
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Breaking Down Digital Walls: The Interface Of International Trade Law And Online Content Regulation Through The Lens Of The Chinese Vpn Measure, Neha Mishra
Brooklyn Journal of International Law
The interface of international trade law and online content regulation is problematic and complex. This Article examines the consistency of the regulation pertaining to Virtual Private Network (VPN) services in China with WTO law. It argues that although WTO law may be effective in disciplining protectionist aspects of online content regulations, they can neither scrutinize domestic values underlying such regulations nor guarantee the free flow of online content. Thus, existing rules contained in international trade agreements play a limited role in balancing domestic socio-cultural and political values vis-à-vis online censorship with an open, globally interconnected internet enabling seamless digital flows. …
Reforming Copyright Or Toward Another Science? – A Morehuman Rights-Oriented Approach Under The Rebspa Inconstructing A “Right To Research” For Scholarly Publishing, Klaus D. Beiter
Brooklyn Journal of International Law
This article identifies copyright impediments existing in the sphere of science, and then tentatively suggests how such impediments may be overcome. It focuses on scholarly publishing only, and here primarily on digital content, and specifically asks whether expensive commercial scholarly publishers continue to “add value” to research in the digital era. The deficits of copyright law and potential solutions thereto are assessed in the light of the right of everyone “to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications” (REBSPA), as laid down in Article 15(1)(b) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) of 1966. …