Press release: “In an effort to strengthen laws protecting creative and intellectual property, leaders of the House Judiciary Committee today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve federal agency enforcement efforts and provide more resources to those efforts. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX), Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and… Continue Reading
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Automated Content Access Protocol Launched
Press release: “The new, non-proprietary, open standard, ACAP (Automated Content Access Protocol), is set to put an end to publisher-search engine legal clashes was unveiled and showcased in New York today, 29 November 2007 at a conference opened by World Association of Newspapers President, Gavin OReilly and addressed by keynote speaker AP CEO Tom Curley.… Continue Reading
Leahy, Cornyn Introduce Bill To Step Up Enforcement Of Laws That Protect Americas Intellectual Property
Press release: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Committee member Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) Wednesday introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. government efforts to combat copyright infringement and counterfeiting at home and abroad. The Judiciary Committee Wednesday also held a hearing today, Examining U.S. Government Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. The Intellectual Property… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Intellectual Property, Maritime Security, Minority Banks, Private Pensions
Intellectual Property: U.S. Trade Policy Guidance on WTO Declaration on Access to Medicines May Need Clarification, GAO-07-1198, September 28, 2007 Maritime Security: The SAFE Port Act: Status and Implementation One Year Later, GAO-08-126T, October 30, 2007 Minority Banks: Regulators’ Assessments of the Effectiveness of Their Support Efforts Have Been Limited, GAO-08-233T, October 30, 2007 Private… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Beginning Farmers, Digital TV Transition, IP Risk and Enforcement
Beginning Farmers: Additional Steps Needed to Demonstrate the Effectiveness of USDA Assistance GAO-07-1130, September 18, 2007 Digital Television Transition: Preliminary Information on Progress of the DTV Transition, GAO-08-191T, October 17, 2007 Intellectual Property: Risk and Enforcement Challenges, GAO-08-177T, October 18, 2007 Continue Reading
Report – Rising Journal Costs Limit Scholarly Access
Rising Journal Costs Limit Scholarly Access, Emory University: “Are publishers getting rich publishing your research? A Bear-Stearns evaluation of Reed-Elsevier (one of the world’s largest publishers of scholarly journals) recently rated the company, which earns profits of almost 40% annually, “a stockholder’s dream.” Should private publishers be getting rich selling information generated by research that… Continue Reading
House Passes Patent Reform Act of 2007
Follow up to September 6, 2007 posting, Backgrounder on H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, Bloomberg News report, House Passes Bill to Curb Suits by Patent Owners: “The House approved the most sweeping changes to United States patent law in more than half a century on Friday…The measure passed by the House would… Continue Reading
Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government Launched at University of Maryland
Press release: “The College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland is pleased to announce the launching of the Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government (CIPEG). CIPEG is a multidisciplinary research and educational center that focuses on the intersections between public policy and law, ethics, and trust as they affect the uses of… Continue Reading
Intellectual Property Management in Health and Agricultural Innovation
Intellectual Property Management in Health and Agricultural Innovation: A free resource from MIHR and PIPRA. [thanks to Warren Leary] From Pipra’s Blog: “Lita Nelsen, head of technology transfer for MIT and one of the editors of the two volume reference book, describes it as “the How-To manual for using the tool of IP.” It is… Continue Reading
Content Managment Technology Used for Online Video Copyright Infringement
WSJ free feature: Policing Web Video With ‘Fingerprints’ – Sharing Sites Say Technology Could Help Them Identify, Remove Unauthorized Clips: “Proponents of fingerprinting technology say it can help spot TV shows and films that are posted on video-sharing sites such as Google Inc.’s YouTube without their owners’ permission, so the sites can remove them or… Continue Reading
EU Intellectual Property Infringement Proposal Galvanizes Opposition Groups
Press release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF’s) European Office today announced a broad coalition aimed at fixing a poorly drafted intellectual property enforcement proposal that could make criminals of thousands of people in the European Union. The Second Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED2) — set for vote in the European Parliament early next week… Continue Reading
Corporate Data Loss Cost Calculator
Tech//404® Data Loss Cost Calculator: “Data loss resulting from network security breaches and identity theft has become a regular occurrence. While the number of affected records can vary widely in any given data loss scenario, a recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that the average number was roughly 99,000. For recent examples and media… Continue Reading
