We need a system of global licensing

Director General of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation), Francis Gurry recognises the problem of the adaptation of the infrastructure of collective management which is based on a territorial world and the horizontal division of rights to the 'borderless medium' of the internet. Mr Gurry proposes a simple system of global licensing.

About Francis Gurry
Francis Gurry began his WIPO career in 1985, initially in the Development Cooperation and External Relations Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. He was instrumental in establishing the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in 1994 and subsequently in developing the highly successful Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. He served on the WIPO top management team from 1997, initially as Assistant Director General, then from 2003 as Deputy Director General.
Before joining WIPO, Francis Gurry practiced as an attorney in Australia, and taught law at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He holds law degrees from the University of Melbourne and a Ph.D from the University of Cambridge, UK. He is the author of numerous publications and articles on intellectual property issues in international journals.

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