Though negotiations are still underway on the South Korean – US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), the officially released version features significantly more strenuous provisions regarding IP enforcement and the Internet than those found in ACTA (Dec. 3, 2010 version).…
IP-ENFORCEMENT ROUNDUP European academics circulate sign-on statement of opinion on ACTA A group of prominent European academics coordinated by Rita Matulionyte and Axel Metzger from the Leibniz University in Hanover has released an opinion on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). …
Large publishers are starting to pull out of the Health InterNetwork for Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), a system for providing free journals to low income countries established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2001. Elsevier, Lippincott Williams &…
The Brazilian Ministry of Culture has removed the logo of the Creative Commons license from its website. Since Gilberto Gil was ahead of the Ministry (2003-2008), all the content of the website has been licensed in Creative Commons.
On January 18, the Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus held the Seventh Annual State of the Net Conference to discuss current issues and upcoming legislation in 2011. The event brought together industry groups, consumer groups, and government officials…
A group of prominent European academics coordinated by Rita Matulionyte and Axel Metzger from the Leibniz University in Hanover has released an opinion on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The opinion identifies the most critical aspects of ACTA and shows…
IP-ENFORCMENT ROUNDUP European Commission seeks comments on the Application of its IP Enforcement Directive 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…
Against the odds, the government of the recently-elected Brazilian President Dilma Roussef didn´t start well for the critics of the Brazilian copyright law and activists of the movement on access to knowledge, who highlights the need to enforce exceptions and…
A public letter from activists, academics and artists to the recently appointed Brazilian Minister of Culture, Ana de Hollanda, is currently requesting the continuation of the copyright reform and is open for worldwide signatures.
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…
IP-ENFORCEMENT ROUNDUP Introducing the IP Enforcement Roundup. PIJIP is beginning a Monday newsletter that will highlight major happenings in international intellectual property from the previous week, and call attention to upcoming meetings and filing deadlines. It is part of a…
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…