TCS: Tech Central Station - Joke on the Water

TCS: Tech Central Station - Joke on the Water: "One of the least sexy of Geneva's many institutions is the World Intellectual Property Organization, or WIPO for short (but not for long in francophone Geneva, where it is better to call it by its French acronym, OMPI). Despite its inherent air of bureaucracy and diplomatic tranquility, it's worth taking a look at this institution because it is at risk of being hijacked by an alliance of special interests who, though they promise to help the world's poorest nations, will hurt all nations, rich or poor, if they succeed."