Sao Paulo Passes Open Educational Resources Law
The city of Sao Paulo has adopted a law supported by REA-Brazil that requires the city to purchase open educational…
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.
California Law Allows Warrantless Searches of CD Plants
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla that would allow police to search disk manufacturing…
October 3, 2011
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest ACTA Signed by Eight Nations On October 1, the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement…
ACTA Signed by Eight Nations – USTR States that ACTA is Consistent with US Law and Doesn’t Need Congressional Approval
On October 2, the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement was signed by Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, and the…
September 26, 2011
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Call for Papers: Towards a Positive Agenda in International Intellectual Property Law…
African Platform on Access to Information
The Pan African Conference on Access to Information was held this month in Capetown, hosted by UNECSO, the African Union,…
USTR Seeks Comments on “Notorious Markets”
The office of the US Trade Representative has requested comments from interested parties on “Notorious Markets,” which include both physical…
UN High Level Meeting Debates TRIPS Flexibilities for Non Communicable Diseases
On September 19-20, the UN held a High Level Meeting to develop a global strategy to fight Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs),…
Obama’s Deficit Plan Would Reduce Data Exclusivity for Biologics and Ban Pay-for-Delay Patent Settlements
The Obama administration’s proposal to reduce U.S. deficits contains two provisions dealing with intellectual property and healthcare. The proposal would…
September 19, 2011
IP Enforcement Roundup Changes to Weekly “Roundup” Email Starting next week, this email will be renamed the “Infojustice Roundup.” The…
USTR Tables IP Text and Releases White Paper on Trade and Access to Medicines at the Chicago TPP Negotiating Round
Last week the U.S. tabled additional text on intellectual property at the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiating round in Chicago. The…
UK Culture Secretary Indicates Government May Seek Legislation to Combat Online Infrigement
In a speech to the Royal Television Society, UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has suggested that the British government may…