Various pro- open-access organizations are supporting a petition to WTO for a waiver on TRIPS IP terms. If you think that your work and others' work, during the pandemic, could benefit, there's a chance to sign this. Information below: he undersigned sponsors invite broad dissemination of the Statement on Copyright and Proposal of a Waiver from Certain Provisions of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement for the Prevention, Containment and Treatment of COVID-19 (IP/C/W/669) for endorsements through March 18, 2021. We will formally release the statement to the WTO and to the public (with a broadly circulated press release) on March 22. The full statement text (with citations) is available at: Statement on WTO TRIPS Waiver https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tinyurl.com/TRIPSWaiverComm2__;!!IaT_gp1... Endorsements are being collected at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://form.jotform.com/pijip/CopyrightWaiverSt... Endorsements are being sought by non-commercial organizations and any individual. Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor, School of Communication (she/her/hers) PhD Program Director Founder, Center for Media & Social Impact American University 4400 Massachusetts Av., NW American University, Washington, DC 20016-8017 McKinley Hall 323 @paufder @cmsimpact cmsimpact.org<http://cmsimpact.org> paufder@american.edu<mailto:paufder@american.edu> 202-885-2069 office 240-643-4805 mobile Zoom Office Hours: https://american.zoom.us/j/96788556467?pwd=eFNpa2JMWlZQRm5pT1Z0b3RVUlRXQT09 Reclaiming Fair Use--t<https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022637419X?pf_rd_p=d1f45e03-8b73-4c9a-9beb-4819111bef9a&pf_rd_r=9A4S3CXHCD8R7GBY3C8P>he second edition is out, with new stories, quizzes and entirely new chapters on the surprising success of fair use in enabling creativity!