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Though the European Parliament voted down the Anti-Counterfieiting Trade Agreement in the face of widespread opposition, the European Court of Justice is still tasked with determining whether the treaty is compatible with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Foundation for a Free Internet Infrastructure submitted an amicus brief to the European […]
The Bangkok Post reports that Thailand has agreed to enter the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations, a development that will be formally announced on Sunday during a U.S. Presidential visit by Obama on Sunday. Thailand has existing FTAs with Australia and New Zealand, and it previously engaged in FTA negotiations with the U.S. (2004-2006), which […]
Philippine Senate Passes Legislation That Changes Fair Use Provisions in Copyright Law [Mike Palmedo] Legislation to change the copyright law of the Philippines has passed the third reading in the Senate. The law was sponsored by Senator Manny Villar, who is quoted in the press saying that “It is high time that we genuinely adhere […]
[Reposted from AccessNow.org] Last June, my government proposed a law that could have imprisoned the average internet user for no fault of their own. The Cybercrime Bill would have overturned our Constitutional right to communications secrecy and given police easy access to our data. With Access, we created a coalition of voices pushing for a […]
The Supreme Court of Canada has invalidated Pfizer’s patent for Viagra, on the grounds that the company’s patent filing did not meet the Patent Act’s disclosure requirements. Teva, the generic firm that challenged the patent, will be able to market its generic version of the medicine. Author Mike Palmedo Mike Palmedo is the admin for […]
[By Carolina Rossini, reposted from EFF’s Deeplinks blog] Internet service providers (ISPs) are the conduits of free expression on the Internet. However, many international and national law and policy proposals, including trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement(TPP) and others, attempt to make Internet intermediaries the sole arbiter and enforcer of the law instead of […]
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