Day December 30, 2010

USTR Request for Comments on ACTA

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,…

UK Govt: 75% Unaware that Format Shifting Is Illegal

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…