Comments on: Global Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts Set To Rise Further

By: Global Voices em Português » Global: Preocupações acerca do Acordo Comercial Anticontrafação (ACTA)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:28:08 +0000

[...] em abril de 2010. Diferentes organizações, como a EFF [en], Repórteres sem fronteiras [en] e o Observatório IP [en][IP Watch, em inglês] preocupam-se com o futuro da Internet, a falta de transparência e [...]

By: Global Voices на македонски » Глобално: Загриженост за Трговски договор против

Global Voices на македонски » Глобално: Загриженост за Трговски договор против — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:04:39 +0000

[...] како EFF, Reporters without borders (Известувачи без граници) и IP Watch, се загрижени за иднината на интернетот, недостигот на [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Global: Concerns About Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:08:08 +0000

[...] held on New Zealand, in April 2010. Different organizations like EFF, Reporters without borders and IP Watch, are concerned with the future of the Net, the lack of transparency and openness that should be [...]

By: Miles Teg

Miles Teg — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:38:16 +0000

This matter is being hyped by monopolist rights holders (not to say there is not a problem!) but see how gullible the media is on this issue – from the EC website CEBR study:

“The other much quoted study is that of the International Chamber of Commerce in association with the OECD4 which asserts that between 5 and 7 per cent of world trade is in counterfeits goods and then goes on to specify estimates for selected sectors. Not all of these are based on research and, as they admit, the data did not exist to make robust estimation process possible. They have recently asserted that they believe the figures to be correct as an indication of activity, despite the absence in some cases of any statistical underpinning.”

http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/iprenforcement/documents_en.htm

I guess if the media can fool the people that derivatives are good, then they can do anything right?

By: William New

William New — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:15:06 +0000

To James Love: True, this was an event story from an industry event with little public interest perspective. To Jeremy Malcolm: Thanks for the clarification.

William New, editor

By: Jeremy Malcolm

Jeremy Malcolm — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:59:03 +0000

“Intellectual property theft” is a misnomer. The correct term, as used in copyright and patent law, is “infringement”. The conflation of these two concepts, namely infringement of exclusive rights on the one hand, and theft of property on the other hand, is a tactic used by rights-holder lobbyists, but should not used in news reporting.

By: Tjahjokartiko Gondokusumo

Tjahjokartiko Gondokusumo — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:19:54 +0000

What is an intellectual property theft? Is there cooperative will within Public Policy and IPRs?

By: james Love

james Love — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:08:17 +0000

This report would have benefited from some critical and independent voices.