EU Telecoms Said To Be Unfairly Restricting Internet Access 23/01/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment French online rights group La Quadrature du Net this week announced an analysis asserting that in more than half of European Union countries, telecommunications operators engage in “illegitimate” restrictions of their users’ access.
Occupy IP: New Economy Businesses Clash With Old 20/01/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments It may be too much, too late for content providers finally trying to tame the internet, and a fresh approach is needed, writes Bruce Berman.
FAQ: What SOPA Would Mean To You 19/01/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments A list of answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the much-disputed anti-piracy legislation before the United States Congress has been published by CNET News. It also reported that some 4.5 million people signed the petition on Google during the blackout protest yesterday.
Websites Everywhere Dark In Protest Of US Anti-Piracy Legislation 18/01/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments In an unprecedented action suggesting intellectual property rights have bumped up against an access threshold, thousands of websites have gone “dark” today in protest against two draft anti-piracy and counterfeiting bills in the US Congress that the protestors say would harm freedoms online. The protest includes major technology firms like Google, Mozilla, Wikipedia, Flickr, Reddit, Vimeo and WordPress.
All Eyes On US Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA): Fate Of Bill Now Unclear 17/01/2012 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments As of today, no one is really sure what the future holds for the controversial internet anti-piracy bills in the United States.
Johnson & Johnson Denies Patent Pool Licences For HIV Medicines For The Poor 12/01/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment In a move public health advocates say is likely to bring negative consequences for low-income patients with HIV and AIDS, as well as negative publicity for the company, Johnson & Johnson recently announced that it would not enter into negotiations with the Medicines Patent Pool for voluntary licences that would allow several of key treatments to be made in more affordable generic form in developing countries.
Most-Read IP-Watch Posts Of 2011 Tell Story Of International IP Policymaking 03/01/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The most-read Intellectual Property Watch stories of 2011 demonstrated the versatility and range of our readers from around the globe, from an intense focus on international and national copyright issues to bilateral and plurilateral free trade agreements, to issues in India and Brazil, patent laws, patents in agriculture, scientific knowledge, and of course, policies emerging in Geneva at the World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, World Health Organization and elsewhere at the multilateral level. Most of all, they tell the story of the year gone by, with clear signals of what’s to come in 2012.
International Publishers Demand Egyptian Government Stop Attacks 22/12/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Geneva-based International Publishers Association today joined organisations demanding that the interim Egyptian government stop attacks on an Egyptian publisher, and uphold the internationally recognised right to freedom of opinion and expression, and freedom of assembly and association.
WHO Expert Group To Recommend Binding R&D Treaty Negotiation 14/12/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments A World Health Organization expert group has narrowed proposals under consideration for ways to finance research and development for diseases predominately affecting poor populations. Among the remaining recommendations is that WHO members launch negotiations for a binding treaty.
Kroes Details EU No-Disconnect, Open Data Strategies 12/12/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes today presented details on the No-Disconnect strategy of the EU which aims to support human rights activists and freedom fighters in authoritarian regimes.