A group of intellectual property professors (around 90 as of this writing) led by Mark Lemley, David S. Levine, and David G. Post have delivered a letter to Congress urging rejection of the PROTECT-IP Act of 2011 (S. 968). The…
IP-Enforcement Roundup Civil Society Groups Oppose IP Enforcement Provisions of New OECD Communiqué on Principles for Internet Policy-Making On June 29, the OECD released a Communiqué on Principles for Internet Policy-Making, a document aimed at “ensuring that the Internet remains…
Monday, July 11 The Economic Contribution of Fair Use to the U.S. Economy: 2011 Cannon Building Caucus Room 12:30pm – 2:00pm Just how valuable is balanced copyright to the economy? How much technology innovation relies on IP flexibility? CCIA breaks…
The EC has produced a Proposal for a Council Decision recommending against further review of ACTA before it is passed by the European Parliament. The document opens with an explanatory memo noting that “the Commission has opted not to propose…