The World Anti-Piracy Observatory (WAPO) is a
(UNESCO) program engineered to help combat
copyright infringement
Copyright infringement (at times referred to as piracy) is the use of works protected by copyright without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, s ...
, sometimes known as piracy. The program, approved in 2005 and initiated in January 2010, is the first web-based platform to gather and disseminate information about
anti-infringement activities in the UNESCO Member States. A free, public service regularly updated by various partners, WAPO offers information in
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
,
French and
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
organized by country.
External links
World Anti-Piracy Observatory
UNESCO
Organizations established in 2010
Organizations established by the United Nations
Copyright law organizations
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