Puerto 80 Petitions for Release of Domain Names Seized by ICE
A Spanish company that owns two domains seized by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has petitioned the court…
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.
US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel’s Comments at the World Copyright Summit
Last week, “IP Czar” Victoria Espinel was featured as a keynote speaker at the World Copyright Summit, organized by the…
Communia Thematic Network Forms Nonproft and Releases 14 Point Platform on the Digital Public Domain
A group of over 50 academics and civil society organizations has established the Communia Association, a nonprofit based in Brussels…
House Judiciary Committee Explores Felony Penalties for Streaming
On June 1, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the illegal streaming of copyrighted material, with testimony from…
UN General Assembly Declaration Urges Safeguards Against Abuses of IP Enforcement Measures
On June 8, the UN General Assembly issued a 17-page “Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS: Intensifying our Efforts to Eliminate HIV/AIDS,”…
Diplomatic Cables Describe US Attempt to Influence Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies in Finland
A 2008 cable from the US Embassy in Helsinki to Washington describes the efforts of the U.S. Ambassador and his…
June 6, 2011
IP Enforcement Roundup YouTube Gives Users Creative Commons Licensing Option; Creates a Creative Commons Library YouTube now offers people who…
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Says Internet Access Is a Basic Human Right; Warns Against Specific Enforcement Actions
UN Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue has issued a report to the UN General Assembly Human Rights Council stating that…
YouTube Gives Users Creative Commons Licensing Option; Creates a Creative Commons Library
YouTube now offers people who upload video the option of licensing their videos under a Creative Commons Attribution License, which…
International Anti-Piracy Caucus Publishes “2011 Country Watch List”
On May 27, the International Anti-Piracy Caucus published its 2011 Country Watch List, identifying Canada, China, Russia, Spain and Ukraine…
Letter from Seven Governors to President Obama on IP in the Trans Pacific Partnership
Seven governors have written President Obama asking him to include in the Trans Pacific Partnership “very strong intellectual property rights…
May 30, 2011
IP Enforcement Roundup PROTECT IP Act Clears Senate Judiciary Committee – Sen. Wyden Places a Hold on Bill The Preventing…