FFII Brief to European Court of Justice on ACTA Rejected
Though the European Parliament voted down the Anti-Counterfieiting Trade Agreement in the face of widespread opposition, the European Court of…
Mike Palmedo is the admin for infojustice.org, and he manages interdisciplinary research on copyright exceptions at American University College of Law's Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. He has Masters degrees Economics and in International Affairs, and is an economics PhD candidate.
Thailand Plans to Enter TPP Negotiations – Announcement Expected Sunday
The Bangkok Post reports that Thailand has agreed to enter the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations, a development that will…
Infojustice Roundup – November 12, 2012
Philippine Senate Passes Legislation That Changes Fair Use Provisions in Copyright Law [Mike Palmedo] Legislation to change the copyright law…
Canadian Supreme Court Strikes Down Pfizer’s Patent on Viagra
The Supreme Court of Canada has invalidated Pfizer’s patent for Viagra, on the grounds that the company’s patent filing did…
Philippine Senate passes copyright legislation: amends fair use provision, adds exception for visually impaired, expands the definition of infringement
Legislation to change the copyright law of the Philippines has passed the third reading in the Senate. The law was…
Presidential Decree in Costa Rica Protects the Photocopying of Textbooks
Fernando Quirós reports in the Tico Times that President Chinchilla of Costa Rica has signed a decree to protect photocopying…
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled today to hear oral arguments in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley, a case which revisits the…
Infojustice Roundup – November 5, 2012
Pakistan to Establish Intellectual Property Tribunals [Hafiz Aziz ur Rehman] Pakistan is almost set to establish specialized Intellectual Property Tribunals…
Infojustice Roundup – October 29, 2012
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled today to hear oral…
ACTA, CETA, etc. Stop Denying Democracy!
Joint press release by ACT-UP Paris, April, and La Quadrature du Net. In 2011 and 2012, European citizens took to…
Slow Progress on WIPO Treaty for Copyright Exceptions for People with Disabilities
Last week, the World Intellectual Property Organization hosted meetings on the treaty for the visually impaired. Progress was slow, and…
Open Access Week Begins Today
October 22-28 is Open Access Week, “a global event for the academic and research community to continue to learn about…