The markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261) has begun, and over 55 amendments have been proposed to the bill. Over the next two days, the House Judiciary Committee will debate each of them. There is an Amendments…
Tomorrow the House Judiciary Committee will vote on HR 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, which would give intellectual property right holders and the Department of Justice new weapons to use against websites that host infringing content. The legislation is…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Legal Scholars Release Critical Analysis of U.S. Proposals for Intellectual Property and Pharmaceutical Chapters of the Trans Pacific Partnership A report released on Dec 6 by legal scholars analyses the U.S.…
Rep. Darrell Issa has posted the text of the Online Protection & Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (the OPEN Act) on an interactive webpage – – that allows people to comment on the text. The legislation is meant to…
As trade negotiators meet in Malaysia for further talks on the Trans Pacific Partnership, a number of reports and statements have been released on the impact of the intellectual property provisions proposed by the United States. Some critics focus on…
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently announced the creation of a portal that “presents a current snapshot of the status of Open Access (OA) to scientific information around the world. For countries that have been more successful…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Civil Society Writes WIPO, Expresses Concerns with IP Enforcement Work 45 civil society groups have written WIPO Director General Francis Gurry regarding the international IP enforcement agenda. They ask that “WIPO urgently…
Senators Cantwell, Moran, Warner and Wyden, and Representatives Chaffetz, Campbell, Doggett, Eshoo and Lofgren have released a discussion document summarizing IP legislation they are currently drafting to serve as an alternative to the Stop Online Piracy Act. It would allow…
WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) has completed a two-week session with progress in two areas in which advocates are seeking international agreements on limitations and exceptions to copyright. The Committee announced that it will consider input…
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest European Court of Justice: ISPs Cannot Be Forced to Block Infringing Content on P2P Sites In 2007, Belgian internet service provider Scarlet Extended was ordered to install a filtering system to detect…
The Indian Supreme Court will hear arguments in Novartis v Union of India on November 29. The case centers around section 3(D) of India’s patents act, which prohibits the patenting of a “new form of a known substance which does…
The Stop Online Piracy Act is scheduled for markup in the House Judiciary Committee on December 15. An aide to Rep. Lamar Smith (sponsor of the bill and chairman of the committee) told the Washington Post “He is open to…