The European Commission has released a report and a working paper on the implementation of EU Directive 2004/48/EC on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. It is seeking feedback from the public on these documents by March 31. The report…
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has requested written submissions from the public in advance of the 2011 Special 301 Report. It has also announced a public hearing on the special 301 Report to be held March 2. Any member of…
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to announce the release of Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries, a report that summarizes research into the current application of fair use and other copyright exemptions to meet the…
Bannerman, Sara. 2010. WIPO and the ACTA Threat. PIJIP Research Paper no. 4. American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC. Abstract: The new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been seen as a potentially existential threat to the existing World…
WIPO, Interpol, the World Customs Organization, the International Chamber of Commerce and the International Trademark Association are will co-host the Global Congress Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy in Paris this coming February. The industry-funded congress first met in 2004,
The U.S. Trade Representative has requested comments on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which it describes as “a proposed agreement to strengthen international cooperation, enforcement practices and legal frameworks for addressing counterfeiting and piracy.” Comments are due by February 15, 2011,…
Consumer Focus, a branch of the UK government has published the results of a survey of internet users. The survey reports a number of findings related to British citizens’ internet and digital media usage, and their attitudes regarding copyright, file…
New Zealand’s trade negotiators have tabled a position paper on the intellectual property chapter of the TPP that was leaked in December. The paper warns against “seeking to strengthen IP standards beyond those agreed to in TRIPS.” It argues that…
A letter to the US Trade Representative Kirk from the IP Task Force of the U.S. Business Coalition for TPP highlighting their “key goals and objectives” was leaked in December. The Coalition includes many of the IP-owning firms and trade…
Baker, Brook. 2010. ACTA: Risks of Third Party Enforcement for Access to Medicines. PIJIP, Research Paper no. 1. American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC. Abstract In its current near-final draft form, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement [ACTA] being negotiated…
Andrews, Shalom. 2010. Will Individuals Aboard the Cultural Pirate Ship Be Struck by the ACTA’s Cannon Ball? PIJIP Research Paper no. 14. American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC. Abstract: Combating internet piracy is a global challenge. Fundamentally, piracy…
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