An SEP is a patent, necessarily infringed when implementing a technical standard adopted by a standards development organization (SDO), for example, IEEE, ISO/IEC MPEG or DVB. In order to eliminate the risk of hold-up by an SEP owner, SDOs generally include in their IPR policies a requirement...

Patent pools are increasingly well known as a mechanism to license patents essential to a technical standard. CableLabs had early experience when it launched in the mid-1990s the first modern day pool covering MPEG2-essential video codec patents. Recently, the fractured licensing environment for...

The recent launch of a number of umbrella standards groups provides an opportunity to consider how they address intellectual property rights associated with their activities. Umbrella standards groups bring together standards development organisations (SDOs) and others to address standards...

Broadcasting can have a significant part to play in the fight to reduce global poverty. At least 77 percent of the world's population is estimated to be within easy access of broadcast technology (compared to perhaps 4 percent for the Internet), broadcast services are easily accessible by the...

Broadcasting has an important role in fostering development and alleviating poverty. It is an important industry in its own right and can contribute to growth elsewhere in the creative community. In addition, it can complement other development initiatives, serving as a vector for conveying...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Broadcasting and Development -- Broadcasting and the New ICTs -- Convergence -- Broadcasting as a Productive Sector -- The Government's Role in the Broadcasting Sector -- The World Bank and...

Broadcasting can have a significant part to play in the fight to reduce global poverty. At least 77 percent of the world's population is estimated to be within easy access of broadcast technology (compared to perhaps 4 percent for the Internet), broadcast services are easily accessible by the...