Infojustice Roundup – January 30 Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Public Interest Organizations Address Negotiation of Trans Pacific Partnershp in Los Angeles This week, Trans Pacific Partnership negotiators are holding a closed-door “mini-ministerial” on intellectual property in Los Angeles. …
On January 30 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, American University’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property and the non-profit advocacy organization Knowledge Ecology International sponsored an event discussing public interest concerns with the closed door…
The controversy in the United States over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has profound implications for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. The SOPA debate underscores the importance of striking the proper balance in intellectual property laws to promote…
In the wake of the Stop Online Piracy Act/PROTECT IP Act (collectively, SOPA) Web protest, some commentators have pointed out that Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is even worse in both substance and procedure. The secretive process through which ACTA…