Consumers International and the African Copyright and A2K Project (ACA2K) this week held a successful workshop looking at the Global State of Copyright and Access to Knowledge at the 2009 meeting of the multi-stakeholder United Nations Internet Governance Forum in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
Under the patronage of the Jordanian Minister of Justice HE Mr. Ayman Odeh, the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) is poised to launch Creative Commons- Jordan on Nov. 15th 2009 in cooperation with Creative Commons and the Jordanian Royal Film Commission at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business.
Jeeran, the largest Arabic online community with 1.5 million registered users and more than 7 million visitors per month, has just launched a dedicated Creative Commons space to inform the developing CC Arab community with articles, news and updates about CC activities in the region.
Non-profit corporation Creative Commons (CC) is making inroads in the Middle East by launching their first Arabic copyright licences in Jordan next month.
Aurelia J. Schultz blogging in the Afro- Intellectual property blog mentioned the workshop that will be running at the IGF Internet Governance forum entitled “Open Content and Open Content Licensing in the Arab World: challenges and Opportunities” submitted on behalf of CC Jordan. 
The Sharm El Shikeh International Arbitration Centre (SHIAC), the Egyptian Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology, the European Court of Arbitration- ECA, the “centre d’Etudes et de Documentation Economiques. Juridiques et Sociales- CEDEJ” and the Arab Association for International Arbitration- AAIA are organising an international conference on information technology law.
In April, 2009, the Jordan Media Strengthening Program published a comprehensive overview of the laws, policies, institutions and practices governing news media in Jordan. The report, available in English and Arabic, represents the culmination of the JMSP’s work in Jordan over the past three years.
Software piracy rates will remain low in the UAE this year as customers continue to buy legal products as the market matures, according to a new report.
Join the Columbia University Alumni Association of Australia and Columbia Alumni Association in welcoming professor Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel laureate in economics.
The Canadian Embassy announced its website containing the full text of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed on June 28 by Jordan and Canada. It is available in English, French, and Arabic at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade website