Day April 21, 2011

Consumers International Publishes IP Watchlist

Consumers International has published its third annual IP Watchlist, which “assesses the fairness of the world’s intellectual property laws and enforcement practices from an important yet under-represented perspective: that of an ordinary consumer.”  The best-rated countries are Moldova, the U.S.,…

Update on Brazilian Copyright Reform Bill

On April 20, the Brazilian Ministry of Culture announced it is seeking comments on its draft legislation that would reform the copyright bill, which will be accepted until May 20.  Its notice requesting comments on the legislation suggests that comments…