Japan Ratifies ACTA
The Japanese Diet legislature voted on Thursday to ratify the Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The Inquirer reports that the agreement was…
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.
Infojustice Roundup – September 3, 2012
Next Round of TPP Negotiations Begins on Thursday; Comments on the Entry of Canada and Mexico Due Tomorrow The fourteenth…
Thousands Sign Petition Against Controversial Colombian Copyright Law
Nearly 12,000 people have signed a petition in support of a lawsuit challenging Colombia's copyright bill passed last year to comply with the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
Senator Camilo Romero has challenged the controversial law (known popularly as "Ley Lleras 2") in the Constitutional Court. He warns that the law severely limits rights such as freedom of expression and privacy, and it restricts access to knowledge.
UPDATE: After Negative Reaction to Eight-Minute Format, USTR Lengthens Stakeholder Presentations
The fourteenth round of negotiations of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement will be held from September 6-15 in Leesburg, Virginia…
18 Thai Civil Society Groups Urge EU Parliament Delegation to Reconsider TRIPS-Plus Provisions in EU-Thailand FTA
A coalition of eighteen Thai civil society groups has written an open letter to the European Parliamentary delegation to Thailand. …
Joint Statement on U.S. Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Proposal on Exceptions and Limitations
[From the EFF Deeplinks Blog] Civil Society groups from around the Pacific Region join forces to oppose the exceptions and limitations…
Infojustice Roundup – August 27, 2012
Infojustice Roundup A Comparative Table of Brazilian Copyright Reform Draft Bills [by Pedro Mizukami] The following note explains the contents…
WIPO Announces Research Agreements through Re:Search for R&D to Fight Neglected Diseases
AstraZeneca has concluded research agreements with the South African firm iThemba, the University of Dundee and the University of California…
Opposition to Peruvian computer crimes legislation
Over 5,000 people have used the Access speakout platform to send messages to their legislators voicing concern over a controversial…
Indian Supreme Court to Hear Novartis Case Against Section 3(d) of the Patents Act
On Wednesday, the Indian Supreme Court will begin final arguments in Novartis’ challenge of Section 3(d) of the country’s patent…
August 20, 2012
Infojustice Roundup A Comparative Table of Brazilian Copyright Reform Draft Bills [by Pedro Mizukami] The following note explains the contents…
UK Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Website that Linked to Copyrighted Content
Anton Vickerman has become the first man in Great Briton to be sentenced to prison for owning a website that…