WIPO - Geneva
Richard Owens is Director of the Copyright E-Commerce, Technology and Management Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland (www.wipo.int). His work lies at the intersection of copyright, digital technologies and the Internet, involving issues such as emerging online business models, the copyright liability of Internet intermediaries, the rights of users and consumers of digital content, digital rights management (DRM) including ICT standards issues, open source software, and copyright collective management.
Before joining WIPO, Mr. Owens was International IPR Adviser for British Music Rights (BMR) in London, the lobbying and public affairs voice of UK composers, songwriters and music publishers. While in London he also contributed to UK implementation of the EC Copyright and E-Commerce Directives, and participated in RightsWatch, an EC-funded project aimed at developing self-regulatory notice-and-takedown procedures for the European Union under the E-Commerce Directive.
Before joining WIPO, Mr. Owens was International IPR Adviser for British Music Rights (BMR) in London, the lobbying and public affairs voice of UK composers, songwriters and music publishers. While in London he also contributed to UK implementation of the EC Copyright and E-Commerce Directives, and participated in RightsWatch, an EC-funded project aimed at developing self-regulatory notice-and-takedown procedures for the European Union under the E-Commerce Directive.