Author: Oleksandr Bulayenko Abstract: The possibility of the EU member states to adapt copyright legislation to new circumstances and to address unforeseen issues is limited by the list of exceptions and restrictions of the...
Read MoreSergey Filippov and Paul Hofheinz Excerpt from Text and Data Mining for Research and Innovation Lisbon Council (CC-BY-NC-SA), Click here for the full paper On 09 December 2015, the European Commission proposed a mandatory...
Read MoreAuthors: Gaétan de Rassenfosse, Adam Jaffe, and Elizabeth Webster Abstract: Low-quality patents are of considerable concern to businesses operating in patent-dense markets. There are two pathways by which low-quality patents may...
Read MoreAuthor: Seagull Haiyan Song Abstract: The year of 2015 was a successful year for Chinese film industry. It was also a monumental year for the development of Chinese entertainment law. During the past year, we witnessed a...
Read MoreAuthors: Dirk Czarnitzki, Thorsten Doherr, Paula Schliessler, and Andrew A. Toole Abstract: We use an exogenous change in German Federal law to examine how entrepreneurial support and the ownership of patent rights influence...
Read MoreAuthor: Stephanie Plamondon Bair Abstract: The biggest debate in copyright law is also the most fundamental: for what purpose does copyright exist? There are two schools of thought about the appropriate answer to this key...
Read More[World Health Organization, Link] Summary: Intellectual property plays an important role both for the researching pharmaceutical industry, which relies heavily on intellectual property to protect its products, and for generic...
Read MoreAuthor: Colleen Chien Abstract: One of the purposes of the Trans‐Pacific Partnership (TPP) is to harmonize standards and create a uniform climate for trade and investment. As lawmakers deliberate the terms of the deal, they must...
Read MoreEthan Senack and Robert Donoghue Report for Student PIRGs (CC-BY) Full Study | Executive Summary Follows: Over the last decade, the cost of college textbooks has soared. Since 2006, the cost of a college textbook increased by...
Read MoreBMJ Open 6:e009586 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009586 Authors: Andrew Hill, Dzintars Gotham, Joseph Fortunak, Jonathan Meldrum, Isabelle Erbacher, Manuel Martin, Haitham Shoman, Jacob Levi, William G Powderly, Mark Bower....
Read MoreThe areas of statutory damages, remixes, and the first sale doctrine are the focus of a new report from the Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Juliana Gruenwald, Commerce (202) 482-2145,...
Read MoreAuthors: Lauren Cohen, Umit G. Gurun, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract: We survey the empirical literature on non-practicing entity (NPE) litigation behavior and its consequences. We document both aggregate trends and...
Read MoreAnnex 26-A: Transparency and Procedural Fairness for Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices Dr Deborah Gleeson | December 12, 2015 | Full Text (PDF) School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University Introduction...
Read MoreOrganization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Link (CC-BY) Executive Summary: Education is the key to economic, social and environmental progress, and governments around the world are looking to improve their education...
Read MoreExcerpt from “Toward HIV Treatment on Demand for All: Closing the Gap Between Science and Policy.” Health GAP Global Policy Analysis. December 2015. High price of newer, improved medicines: While the price of many...
Read MoreAuthor: Florian Martin-Bariteau Abstract: The Marco civil da Internet establishes a brand new framework for liability of Internet intermediaries regarding third parties’ contents and activities. Besides providing general...
Read MoreAuthors: Patricia Aufderheide & Aram Sinnreich Abstract: This study, based on a survey of 489 documentary filmmakers, is a case study in copyright policy in and through practice. It assesses the changes in documentary...
Read MoreAuthor: Ge Jiang Abstract: The creation of works in modern society is becoming more and more impersonal, and the majority of works are created as works made for hire. Reasonable property rules are required to minimize...
Read MoreAuthors: Joerg Baten, Nicola Bianchi, and Petra Moser Abstract: This paper investigates whether compulsory licensing – which allows governments to license patents without the consent of patent-owners – discourages invention. Our...
Read MoreAuthor: Suzanne Zhou Abstract: In April 2014, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) listed India on its Special 301 Priority Watch List, following India’s refusal to grant a patent over the leukemia drug Gleevec and its...
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