Category Access to Knowledge/ Education

RealDVD Court Case Could Prompt More Commercial-Grade DVD Copying Software

By Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch
An upcoming federal court ruling in the United States that will determine whether or not RealNetworks' RealDVD copying software violates the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) will likely have a major impact on releases of similar software in the near future.

Bruce Gain
October 20, 2008
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President Bush Signs New IP Enforcement Bill Into Law

By Catherine Saez President Bush on Monday signed into law a bill strengthening civil and criminal laws against counterfeiting and piracy, boosting resources for enforcement and prosecution, and changing coordination of IP enforcement issues within the Executive Branch. Under the…

Catherine Saez
October 14, 2008
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Chaque camps revendique la victoire dans la bataille juridique sur le partage de musique en ligne

Par Bruce Gain pour Intellectual Property Watch Après cinq années de lutte et plus de 30 000 procès, chacun des protagoniste de la bataille juridique engagée aux Etats-Unis concernant le partage de la musique en ligne estime avoir obtenu gain…

Catherine Saez
October 6, 2008

Ambas partes se proclaman victoriosas en el litigio del intercambio de archivos en la industria discográfica estadounidense

Por Bruce Gain para Intellectual Property Watch Después de cinco años y de más de 30.000 demandas judiciales, ambas partes de la batalla legal de la industria discográfica contra el intercambio ilegal de archivos en EE. UU. se adjudican la…

Catherine Saez
October 6, 2008

Key US Senators Warn Bush Administration On ACTA

By William New The leaders of the powerful United States Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday warned US trade negotiators to rein in the scope of negotiations on an international treaty against counterfeiting, and to make the process more transparent. At…

William New
October 3, 2008

ICANN Tries To Alleviate Concerns About Independence And Its Future

By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch In September 2009, the joint project agreement between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the United States government comes to a close. Now the organisation responsible for coordinating the…

Monika Ermert
October 2, 2008
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Both Sides Claim Victory In US Music Industry File-Sharing Litigation

By Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch
Five years and over 30,000 lawsuits later, both sides in the music industry's legal battle against illegal file-sharing in the United States claim they are prevailing.

Bruce Gain
October 1, 2008
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US Congress Hastens Through Flurry Of IP Legislation Before Departure

By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch In the waning days of this congressional session in the United States, US lawmakers are passing a flurry of intellectual property-related bills. One of the bills awaiting President Bush’s signature would create…

Liza Porteus Viana
October 1, 2008

Idris Bids WIPO Farewell; Newly Appointed DG Gurry Outlines Initiatives

By William New Australian Francis Gurry became the next in a short list of leaders of the World Intellectual Property Organization Monday, and promptly signalled a programme of increased multilateralism and bolstered global and local relevance for the United Nations…

William New
September 22, 2008
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New IP Model Proposed To Facilitate Technology Access In Developing Countries

By Wagdy Sawahel for Intellectual Property Watch Biotechnology policymakers, business leaders, and academics need to adopt a new intellectual property strategy focussed on cooperation and collaboration, rather than the current counterproductive model that encourages patenting as much as possible, says…

Wagdy Sawahel
September 19, 2008
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Public Interest Groups Sue US Trade Representative Over ‘Secret’ Enforcement Treaty

By Kaitlin Mara Perhaps no topic over the past year has been cause for more uneasy speculation within the intellectual property community than the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), primarily because the negotiating process for this treaty has been behind tightly…

Kaitlin Mara
September 18, 2008

Los medios de negocio abierto suplen las carencias de la tradicional industria del entretenimiento

Por Kaitlin Mara Más allá del dominio de la tradicional industria del entretenimiento, protegida por marcas comerciales y cuyos propietarios son grandes estudios, existe un sinfín de artistas sin audiencias que están buscando la manera de distribuir su creatividad, y…

Catherine Saez
September 18, 2008