Resistance to ACTA in Europe Grows, Leaders Begin to Backtrack
The BBC reports that there are over 100 protests scheduled against the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) this week, including coordinated…
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.
“Sharing: Culture and the Economy in the Internet Age” Focuses on the Benefits of Non-Market Sharing of Digital Content
Amersterdam University Press has published Sharing: Culture and the Economy in the Internet Age, by Philippe Aigrain – CEO of the…
EC Commissioner for Trade Asks European Parliamentarians to Disregard Public Criticism of ACTA
On January 26, the European Union signed the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement, prompting protests both online and in the streets, as…
January 30, 2012
Infojustice Roundup – January 30 Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Public Interest Organizations Address Negotiation of Trans Pacific Partnershp…
EU Signs ACTA Amid Protests and Growing International Opposition
The European Union signed the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement on January 26, but the treaty will require ratification from the EU…
ARL Releases Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the release of the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic…
January 23, 2012
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest SOPA and PIPA Derailed by Popular Objection; Opponents Point to ACTA Support…
Bayer Asked to Disclose R&D Cost Data for Anticancer Drug
The Indian pharmaceutical company Natco has applied for a compulsory license for sorafenib, an anticancer drug sold by Bayer under…
SOPA and PIPA Derailed by Popular Objection, Opponents Warn ACTA Contains Similar Problems
Support for the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT-IP Act collapsed last week in the face of massive public…
Survey of U.S. Citizens Shows Opposition to SOPA/PIPA-Style Monitoring and Censorship
I have previously shared the American Assembly’s survey on copyright infringement and enforcement, but since it is relevant to the…
January 16, 2012
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Opposition to SOPA and the PROTECT-IP Takes Effect; SOPA Appears Stalled in…
Opposition to the Research Works Act Grows
Opposition is growing to the recently-introduced Research Works Act, recently introduced by Reps. Issa and Maloney, which would prevent federal…