October 31, 2011
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest U.S. Copyright Office Report on “Priorities and Special Projects” U.S. Register 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.
U.S. Copyright Office Announces “Priorities and Special Projects”
U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante has published a report outlining the “Priorities and Special Projects of the U.S. Copyright…
South Africa Debates Indigenous Knowledge Legislation
On October 28, the South African National Assembly debated the Intellectual Property Laws Amendments Bill, which aims to protect indigenous…
Stop Online Piracy Act Introduced in the House
On October 26, Rep. Lamar Smith introduced the Stopping Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261), also called the Enforcing and Protecting…
WIPO Initiative Pools IP for Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced “Re:Search,” a new consortium of pharmaceutical manufacturers, government entities, and nonprofit organizations…
October 24, 2011
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Ninth Round of Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiations Underway; New Negotiating Texts Leaked…
Joint Letter to World Health Organization Working Group from 55 Civil Society Groups Warns of Confusion Over Meaning of “Counterfeits”
In advance of the upcoming meeting of the World Health Organization Working Group on Substandard/Spurious/Falsified/Falsely-Labeled/Counterfeit (SSFFC) Medical Products, 55 civil…
Four Congressional Democrats Write USTR Ron Kirk on the TPP and Access to Medicines
Representatives Levin, Waxman, McDermott and Conyers have written U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to “underscore the importance of upholding the…
FFII Asks the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee to Formulate an Opinion on ACTA
The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) has written the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home…
October 10, 2011
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Call for Papers: Toward a Positive Agenda in International Intellectual Property Law…
EU Greens /EFA Position Paper on “Creation and Copyright in the Digital Era”
A new EU Greens/ European Free Alliance position paper starts from the premise that copyright should guard against unauthorized commercial…
Stakeholders Weigh In on USTR White Paper on a New Approach to Trade and Access to Medicines in the TPP
Congressional Democrats, the branded drug industry, and public health groups have commented on USTR’s new approach to intellectual property described…