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U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk testified before the Senate Finance Committee today about the Obama Administration’s 2012 Trade Agenda. (Last week, USTR released its Annual Report outlining the 2012 Agenda in detail.) The Committee has a webcast available here, and interested parties may submit a statement for the record until March 21st. Sen. Baucus opened […]
In today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Obama Administration’s 2012 Trade Agenda, Sen. Wyden pressed U.S. Trade Representative Kirk on ACTA. He referred to the Obama’s Administration’s assertion that ACTA is legally binding, and asked about the potential consequences. If Congress passes future legislation to enhance competition or to promote innovation on the internet […]
Today Representative Darrell Issa has issued a press release blasting the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Issa notes that the agreement was negotiated in secret, may lead to poor consequences for consumers, and “appears to be an unconstitutional power grab begun by the Executive Branch to bypass Congress’ Constitutional authority over international commerce and intellectual property rights […]
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest News from the TPP Negotiations in Melbourne The eleventh round of Trans Pacific Partnership Negotiations is being held from March 1-9 in Melbourne, Australia. Infojustice has posted the following related blogs: An Australian View of the U.S. Proposals for ISP Provisions in the TPP TPP Negotiators Turn […]
From the Creative Commons Website: “Today Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Institute announce the launch of the Why Open Education Matters Video Competition. The competition will award cash prizes for the best short videos that explain the use and promise of free, high-quality Open Educational Resources—or “OER”—and describe the […]
Last week, PIJIP staff submitted a Freedom of Information Act Request to the State Department. The request was for the Circular 175 memo, the accompanying Memorandum of Law, and subsequently related documents in connection to the negotiation and conclusion of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The Circular 175 procedure is the State Department’s method of […]
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