Day May 25, 2012

Analysis of the Indian Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012

[Reposted from CIS-India.org] There are some welcome provisions in the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012, and some worrisome provisions. Pranesh Prakash examines five positive changes, four negative ones, and notes the several missed opportunities. The larger concern, though, is that many…

“Heavy-handed” TPP tactics from US Trade Rep

[Reposted from the citizenvox blog.] The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a massive package of proposed new economic rules for the Asia-Pacific region (including the US), heavily influenced by corporate priorities through the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)…