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European Commission Introduces Its Inaugural IP “Watch List”

09/12/2018 by Emmanuel Legrand for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Echoing the United States’ Special 301 Report on alleged inadequacy of trading partners’ protection of US intellectual property rights, the European Commission has released its first ever Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List, which exposes rogue cyberlockers, stream-ripping sites as well as peer-to-peer and BitTorrent indexing sites among the threats to the EU’s legitimate intellectual property-driven businesses.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Report: Core Copyright Industries Add $1.3 Trillion To US Economy

07/12/2018 by Emmanuel Legrand for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Core copyright industries have contributed more than $1.3 trillion to US gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, and accounted for 6.85% of the US economy. They employed nearly 5.7 million workers in 2017, accounting for 3.85% of the entire US workforce, or 4.54% of total private employment in the United States, according to the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA)’s “Copyright Industries in the U.S. Economy: The 2018 Report.”

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, North America, Regional Policy

US Music Modernization Act Becomes “The Law Of The Land”; A Boost For Songwriter Compensation

12/10/2018 by Emmanuel Legrand for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The Music Modernization Act, legislation that will transform the music licensing framework in the United States, was signed into law by President Donald Trump during a ceremony at the White House on 11 October that included several artists such as Sam Moore from Sam & Dave, Kid Rock, Mike Love of the Beach Boys and Jeff Baxter of the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan, among others.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Finance, IP Law, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, North America, Regional Policy

Music Creators Unite To Lobby US Congress On Music Modernisation Act

20/04/2018 by Emmanuel Legrand for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, DC — What better way to get the music community’s message across than sending an army of creators to meet with policymakers. In a nutshell, that’s the purpose of Grammys on the Hill, an initiative from the Recording Academy, which organises the prestigious US music awards, and which has also developed a strong advocacy activity.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Finance, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, North America, Regional Policy

US House Judiciary Committee Approves Landmark New Copyright Package Seen Likely To Advance

12/04/2018 by Emmanuel Legrand for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

American songwriters and performers achieved a rare feat in a highly polarized and partisan political environment: unite policymakers from all sides of the House of Representatives, and even get on board tech companies and broadcasters to support the most significant piece of copyright legislation in the United States since the 1998’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Finance, IP Law, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, North America, Regional Policy

Year Ahead: US Music Sector Calls For Major Legislative Changes To Copyright In 2018

09/01/2018 by Emmanuel Legrand for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The music community is ramping up its efforts to have significant new copyright legislation approved by United States Congress in 2018, amid key changes in the legislative apparatus, with the elevation of Rep. Jerold Nadler (D-New York) as the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, a pivotal role that puts him at the heart of the US legislative system, and the retirement of the Committee’s current Chairman, Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia), at the end of the year.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Finance, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, North America, Regional Policy

US Copyright Agenda Stalling In Congress

22/09/2017 by Emmanuel Legrand for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

NEW YORK — The music community in the United States has a wide copyright agenda covering various business issues and stakeholders. While it had entertained the notion that a new President with its new administration and Congress would be more sympathetic to the complex needs of the industry, it is still waiting for the Trump administration to act on copyright issues, judging from comments made by various stakeholders in the legislative process during an industry panel in New York this week.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, North America, Regional Policy

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