The Professional Musicians Union of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Association of Independent Music (ABMI), and 130 Brazilian musicians, composers and artists have written the Minister of Culture. The letter urges the government...
Read MoreAt a March 9 Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President’s Trade Agenda, the Senators’ top concerns included the quick passage of pending FTAs with Korea, Columbia, and Panama, as well as IP in China. US Trade...
Read MoreUSTR – Special 301 Post-Hearing Submission Docket: ustr-2010-0037 PDF Version of Submission Thank you to the subcommittee for allowing this opportunity to submit post-hearing comments for the 2011 Special 301 Report....
Read MoreIP ENFORCEMENT ROUNDUP SSRC Releases “Media Piracy in Emerging Economies” Today, the Social Science Research Council released the first independent, large-scale study of music, film and software piracy in emerging economies,...
Read MoreInside US Trade reports that Stan McCoy says USTR has not ruled out issuing a signing statement with ACTA: “We certainly don’t exclude the idea of issuing some kind of statement in connection with the signing,” McCoy told...
Read MoreUSTR has published its annual report, compiled with assistance from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Justice, Labor, and State. The report, describes the government’s work to strengthen IP...
Read MoreOn March 2, the interagency Special 301 Subcommittee held a hearing to solicit input for this year’s report. Assistant USTR for Intellectual Property Stan McCoy opened the hearing, saying that it is the subcommittee’s job to...
Read MoreIP-ENFORCEMENT ROUNDUP Administrative Note – PIJIP is discontinuing our Google group of press contacts interested in IP Enforcement news, and migrating the email addresses to this new email list “IP-ENFORCE-NEWS.” You will...
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the interagency committee headed by USTR that writes the Special 301 Report will hold a public hearing for stakeholders to provide input. The list of speakers includes four country representatives, four right...
Read MoreOn March 2, the Asia Pacific Network of Positive People, the Indian Drug Users Network, the Delhi Network of Positive People, and the Cancer Patients AIDS Association will be joined by UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to...
Read MoreThe New Zealand and Chile proposals for the TPP leaked last week are now available. They are less detailed than other IP chapters in trade agreements with the US, generally upholding TRIPS and concentrating more on cooperation...
Read MoreWIPO has solicited input “from all relevant stakeholders regarding their experience and views on the impact, orientation, cost-efficiency, management and coordination of WIPO technical assistance over the past three years.” The...
Read MoreMike Masnik has a good blog about a court ruling in Australia in which the court agreed with ISPs that it makes no sense for them to make legal determinations instead of courts: http://bit.ly/fscWBl
Read MoreIP ENFORCEMENT ROUNDUP USTR Receives Comments on ACTA: Thirty Professors Warn that It Requires Congressional Approval Civil society groups, firms, trade associations, and individuals filed 152 submissions on ACTA with the US...
Read MoreThe fifth Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating round was held in Santiago, Chile, last week. The US tabled text for an intellectual property chapter, which is not public. Sources have reported that sections relating to...
Read MoreYesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Targeting Websites Dedicated To Stealing American Intellectual Property.” Witnesses from Rosetta Stone, the Authors Guild, Go Daddy, Verizon and Visa testified...
Read MoreYesterday, filings were submitted in a notice and comment process for the USTR’s “Special 301” program, which is a process through which the USTR unilaterally threatens sanctions on foreign countries for failing to adhere to...
Read Morehttp://infojustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/NZ-Proposal-022011.pdf
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Read MoreThe President has issued an executive order establish committees to advise the IP Enforcement Coordinator in the implementation of the Joint Strategic Plan required by the PRO IP Act. IP Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel...
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