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The Indian government wants to censor the Internet without being seen to be censoring the Internet. This article shows how the government has been able to achieve this through the Information Technology Act, the Intermediary Guidelines Rules it passed in April 2011. It now wants methods of censorship that leave even fewer traces, which is […]
The following are notes taken by Steven Knievel from Public Citizen, who attended the hearing. The full hearing can be viewed at http://waysandmeans.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2 TPFTA Hearing, House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade Panel 1, Dec. 14, 2011 Witness: Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Overall, the representatives on the committee were strongly […]
Members of the House Judiciary Committee have brought up concerns that SOPA will undermine the security and functioning of the internet in their opening statements at today’s markup of the bill. They also cautioned against rushing to complete the bill before understanding all of its implications. [The markup is being streamed at http://www.keepthewebopen.com/sopa] Rep. Lofgren said […]
The markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261) has begun, and over 55 amendments have been proposed to the bill. Over the next two days, the House Judiciary Committee will debate each of them. There is an Amendments Roster that lists 55 amendments, which Mike Masnick posted to Tech Dirt, but there may […]
Tomorrow the House Judiciary Committee will vote on HR 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, which would give intellectual property right holders and the Department of Justice new weapons to use against websites that host infringing content. The legislation is supported by companies relying on intellectual property and their trade associations, but it is opposed […]
Infojustice Roundup Intellectual Property and the Public Interest Legal Scholars Release Critical Analysis of U.S. Proposals for Intellectual Property and Pharmaceutical Chapters of the Trans Pacific Partnership A report released on Dec 6 by legal scholars analyses the U.S. proposals for chapters on intellectual property and pharmaceutical pricing. The scholars’ analysis concludes that the […]
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