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Spain’s newly elected Popular Party has implemented the controversial Law for Economic Sustainability (informally known as the “Sinde law” after outgoing Culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde). Under the Sinde Law, rightholders can identify websites hosting infringing content to a government commission on intellectual property, which will determine if the site is infringing. Within ten days, the […]
The TPP is the latest in a dangerous shift in US trade policy towards a practice of international law making to bind the US to standards not reflected in its current law and without adequate transparency or public process. As in the recently negotiated, but not yet ratified, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, TPP is being negotiated […]
The Brazilian Instituto nacional da Propriedade Industrial announced it will fast track its decision on whether or not to grant patents on the heat-stablized versions of lopinavir+ritonavir (brand names: Kaletra, Aluvia) and ritonavir (Norvir). Both drugs are important antiretroviral drugs recommended by the World Health Organization for HIV/AIDS treatment in resource-poor settings. If the follow […]
In a blog post on the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure website, Ante Wessells describes the committee’s discussion of ACTA. MEP Marielle Gallo (Rapporteur for ACTA) argued that the agreement is compatible with current EU law. She pointed to the Article 6 guarantee that is meant to guarantee against abuses, and to safeguards found […]
Yesterday the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a report on its review of Notorious Markets, in which it “identifies selected markets, including ones on the Internet, that are reportedly engaged in piracy and counterfeiting, according to information submitted to USTR in response to a request for comments. These are marketplaces that have been the subject […]
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Stop Online Piracy Act Markup to Continue Wednesday; Committee Members Seek Input from Security Experts Last week, the House Judiciary Committee held a markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) to debate over 55 amendments to the legislation. Some Members (especially Reps Chaffetz, Lofgren, Polis, and […]
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