February 20, 2012
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Canada’s Bid to Join TPP Threatens Access for Blind, Print Disabled [by…
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.
More European Government Officials Do Not Want to Ratify ACTA
Last week, more European government officials signaled that they would refuse or delay ratification of the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement. Polish…
Spanish Supreme Court to Review Sinde Law
The Spanish Supreme Court has agreed to review the Sinde Law, which the Association of Web Users has challenged as…
ACTA Opposition from Thousands of Protestors, European Parliament President, German Justice Minister, and Amnesty International
Germany has postponed its signing of the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement. Bloomberg reports that “Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger is at odds…
February 13, 2012
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest ACTA Opposition from Thousands of Protestors, European Parliament President, German Justice Minister,…
Special 301 Comments Online; Industry Highlights IP in TPP Countries
Comments received by the U.S. Trade Representative for the 2012 Special 301 Report have been posted online at regulations.gov This…
Health Advocates Warn that the EU-India FTA Talks Threaten World Supplies of Indian Generics
Trade officials from the EU and India are meeting today to continue negotiations of a free trade agreement, which they…
Rep. Doyle Introduces the Federal Research Public Access Act
Today, Representative Mike Doyle introduced H.R. 4004 – the Federal Research Public Access Act. The legislation would require Federal Agencies…
100 Civil Society Groups Write WIPO Opposing IP-Maximalist “Africa IP Forum”
100 civil society groups and academics have asked the World Intellectual Property Organization to postpone an upcoming Africa IP Forum…
February 6, 2012
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Whitehouse Posts Comments Received on Public Access to Digital Data and Peer…
Whitehouse Posts Comments Received on Public Access to Digital Data and Peer Reviewed Articles
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy recently issued two separate Requests for Information on public access to…
Paramount Pictures Planning Outreach to University Students on SOPA
Paramount’s Vice President for Worldwide Content Protection & Outreach has sent letters to university professors regarding the SOPA/PIPA backlash, asking…