A NEW South Africa Traditional Knowledge Bill – Sui Generis Protection for TK 18/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments If you cannot beat them, join them. For that reason this Chair of IP has decided to announce a NEW sui generis Protection of Traditional Knowledge Bill in the hope that something may yet be done to save us all.
Singapore Seeks To Liberalise Patent Law In Bid To Become IP Hub 16/03/2012 by Maricel Estavillo for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment South-east Asia’s economic juggernaut Singapore will hold a public consultation on a proposal to liberalise its patent law in a bid to cement its position as the intellectual property (IP) hub in the region.
Council Of Europe Passes Internet Governance Strategy 15/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment In passing a comprehensive Internet Governance Strategy, the Council of Europe (CoE) today laid claim to a front runner position in the human rights dialogue for the internet.
More Foreigners Find Themselves Targets Of US Copyright Law 15/03/2012 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments All the experts agree: US copyright law doesn’t apply outside US borders. But try telling that to Kim Dotcom, Aubrey Canning, or the growing number of other foreigners whose activities outside the United States have resulted in sanctions under US copyright law.
Take The Brussels University Survey On Beliefs About IP 15/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Free University of Brussels has set out to map predominant normative and causal beliefs regarding IP laws and policies. To give your input and participate in the survey, click on www.surveymonkey.com/s/IP_Community.
Blocking Of Internet Traffic Common In Europe – EU Report 14/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Operators and internet service providers in Europe resort mostly to blocking voice-over-internet protocol (VoIP) and peer-to-peer traffics to guard the security of and prevent congestion on their networks, according to a preliminary report from the European Union telecommunications regulator, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC).
Costa Rican President Tells ICANN Of Concern Over Internet Restrictions 12/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla opened the 43rd meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in San Jose with concern about “attempts to regulate the network among which we have the Stop Online Piracy Act seeking protection of intellectual property by restrictions on the addressing and the Protect intellectual Property Act seeking to extend some national jurisdiction towards the entire cyberspace.”
US Government Scuttles Plan To Share Control Of The Internet 11/03/2012 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The US Commerce Department National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has cancelled its request for proposal for the management of the internet root zone file, a core piece of infrastructure for the global domain name system (DNS) that helps users to navigate the net.
European High Court Hears Case With Impact On Buying Software Online 08/03/2012 by Maricel Estavillo for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The European Court of Justice (ECJ) this week held a public hearing on a German case involving software companies Oracle and UsedSoft, the second step to a ruling that could potentially set new rules for buying and downloading software on the internet.
Paper: States Need To Be Cautious With Internet Intermediary Liability 08/03/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A new paper from a Yale Law lecturer has outlined some general principles that governments must consider when imposing liability for internet intermediaries amid the lack of an international law covering online third-party liability.