IP Theft Surges To 36% Of Global Counterfeiting. “Intellectual property theft (brands, trademarks and copyrights) surged to 36% of global counterfeiting during the month of February 2005.” Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Intellectual Property
Extensive Coverage of Supreme Court’s Review of File Sharing
From News.com, Supreme Court may redefine file swapping From AP, High Court Hears Arguments on File-Sharing Technology From SCOTUSBlog, Court conflicted over file-swapping From Technology Daily, Attorneys for the entertainment industry and file-sharing companies square off in a pivotal intellectual property case From the New York Times, Justices Seem Responsive to Arguments on File Sharing… Continue Reading
USPTO Initiative to Stop Piracy
“The Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) is the most comprehensive initiative ever advanced to smash the criminal networks that traffic in fakes, stop trade in pirated and counterfeit goods at America’s borders, block bogus goods around the world, and help small businesses secure and enforce their rights in overseas markets.” [Link] See also the USPTO… Continue Reading
Wired Offers Inside View of Net Pirates
The Shadow Internet – “They start with a single stolen file and pump out bootleg games and movies by the millions. Inside the pirate networks that are terrorizing the entertainment business.” Continue Reading
New Non-Partisan PAC on IP Launched Online
This Wired article profiles the recently launchedIPac, whose mission is described as follows: “We believe that technological innovation and individual creativity are vital to the future of this country. We believe that a prosperous and democratic society depends on freedom for all individuals to pursue scientific invention and artistic expression. Unfortunately, new intellectual property laws… Continue Reading
A Quick Overview of Digital IP Issues
Sometimes the internet goes out of its way to let other people get their hands on your intellectual property, says Simon Moores. Continue Reading
Review of IP Blogs
The multi-talented Robert Ambrogi (lawyer, author, blogger, Director of WritersforLawyers), published a new column, Web Watch: Intellectual Property Blogs (in Law Technology News, reg. req’d), which he then promptly updated on his blog. Continue Reading
Report from DOJ Intellectual Property Task Force on Cybercrime
Report of the Department of Justice’s Task Force on Intellectual Property (October 2004, 96 pages, PDF): “This final report of recommendations..outline[s] both substantive and tangible methods for the Department of Justice to expand and enhance its efforts in protecting the nation’s creative and intellectual resources.” Commentary: Justice Dept. wants new antipiracy powers Continue Reading
DOJ’s Criminal Enforcement Actions Against P2P Copyright Piracy
Prepared Statement of Attorney General John Ashcroft – Digital Gridlock, Wednesday, August 25, 2004: “The protection of America’s intellectual property is a priority for the Department of Justice. In March of this year, I announced the creation of an Intellectual Property Task Force to examine how the Department can better protect the innovative and creative… Continue Reading
House Hearing on Movie Filtering and Derivative Rights
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Oversight Hearing, “Derivative Rights, Moral Rights, and Movie Filtering Technology,” May 20, 2004: Witness List, Statements/Testimony: Chairman Lamar Smith, Howard L. Berman, Joanne Cantor, Jeff McIntyre, Bill Aho, Majorie Heins. Continue Reading
Survey on Proposed WIPO Broadcasting Treaty
From the Union for the Public Domain (UPD), a non-profit citizens group since 1996, whose goal is “to protect and enhance the public domain in matters concerning intellectual property,” news of this Survey of National Government Representatives Regarding the WIPO Broadcasting Treaty, “being used by volunteers to collect information about national positions on the proposed… Continue Reading
USTR Annual Report on IP Protection
U.S. Releases 2004 Report on Intellectual Property Protection Office of the United States Trade Representative press release: Annual “Special 301” Report Finds Continued Progress on Strengthening Intellectual Property Protection, but Significant Improvements Needed 2004 Special 301 Report (documents are in pdf): Executive Summary, Statutory Authority, Developments in IPR, Full Report. Continue Reading
