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UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Says Internet Access Is a Basic Human Right; Warns Against Specific Enforcement Actions

UN Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue has issued a report to the UN General Assembly Human Rights Council stating that “the Internet has become a key means by which individuals can exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression.” His report further states that “cutting of users from internet access, regardless of the justification […]

YouTube Gives Users Creative Commons Licensing Option; Creates a Creative Commons Library

YouTube now offers people who upload video the option of licensing their videos under a Creative Commons Attribution License, which gives others the right to use and to remix the work as long as they give the credit to the creator of the original work. (Users who choose to do so may still use the […]

International Anti-Piracy Caucus Publishes “2011 Country Watch List”

On May 27, the International Anti-Piracy Caucus published its 2011 Country Watch List, identifying Canada, China, Russia, Spain and Ukraine as countries “that continue to lag in efforts to combat piracy.” The caucus was formed in 2003 and is currently co-chaired by Sens. Whitehouse and Hatch, and Reps. Goodlatte and Schiff. At a press conference […]

UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Says Internet Access Is a Basic Human Right; Warns Against Specific Enforcement Actions

YouTube Gives Users Creative Commons Licensing Option; Creates a Creative Commons Library

International Anti-Piracy Caucus Publishes “2011 Country Watch List”

CCIA – Copyright Fair Use and the Global Internet Economy

CCIA – Promoting the Internet Economy

CCIA – Achieving Balanced Intellectual PropertyRules in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

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