Sports Federations Keep Up Defence Against Possible IP Infringers 12/02/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Constant vigilance is needed to protect intellectual property rights in sports from creative efforts by “ambush marketers” and others seeking to take unauthorised advantage of sports events, event organisers say.
ISP Liability, Limitations And Exceptions Top Global Copyright Issues In 2009 09/02/2009 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The Year Ahead: Copyright has taken centre stage again this year as the battle over internet service provider (ISP) responsibility for digital piracy intensifies and spreads around the world. 2009 will also feature growing global pressure for a more harmonised system of copyright limitations and exceptions, and continuing controversy over the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
Licensing Remains Essential But Elusive For Digital Music Providers 28/01/2009 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch CANNES – Giving licences to digital music providers has been on top of the agenda of the world’s largest music fair, Midem, and its technology forum Midemnet for about a decade now. But simple solutions still are not on the horizon and more and more governments are considering […]
RIAA Claims Scale-Down Of US Copyright Litigation; Details Of New Plan Unclear 23/12/2008 by Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch 11 Comments By Bruce Gain for Intellectual Property Watch Representatives from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) have confirmed that the organisation has opted to suspend its strategy of suing individuals accused of illegal file-sharing in the United States and to instead work more closely with internet service providers to thwart copyright infringement, but some doubts […]
Internet Governance Forum: ACTA A Possible Show-Stopper For IP Progress 14/12/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch The third annual United Nations-led Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad, India this month addressed a range of topics related to intellectual property rights and the free flow of information, and provided a venue for doubts about a closed-door international anti-counterfeiting treaty negotiation being led by the United States […]
UN Internet Governance Forum 2008: Friends And Foes, But More Friends 05/12/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch HYDERABAD, INDIA – The Internet Governance Forum of the United Nations is halfway through its first term and starting to think about its future after 2010. Gathering in Hyderabad, India this week, it brings together friends and foes of what has been cast as a multi-stakeholder experiment, a […]
Questions soulevées quant aux incidences du projet de bibliothèque Google sur l’accès au savoir 01/12/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Par William New Ce qui a été annoncé comme une percée dans la numérisation du savoir humain soulève également des questions par rapport à la manière dont la plupart des êtes humains vont pouvoir accéder à ce savoir, d’après un expert en droit d’auteur et l’intérêt public général. Fred von Lohmann, avocat de l’association de […]
Proyecto de biblioteca de Google suscita inquietudes respecto a su impacto sobre el acceso a los conocimientos 01/12/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Por William New El acuerdo que ha sido proclamado como un gran avance en la digitalización del conocimiento humano también está abriendo ciertos interrogantes sobre el acceso a esta información para la mayoría de las personas, según comentó un experto en cuestiones de derechos de autor e interés público. Fred von Lohmann, abogado de la […]
Questions Raised About Google Library Project’s Impact On Knowledge Access 26/11/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By William New What has been heralded as a breakthrough in the digitisation of human knowledge is also raising questions about how most humans will access that knowledge, according to an expert in copyright and the public interest. Fred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, recently raised concerns about Google’s new […]
Brand Owners Urge Caution On New Top-Level Internet Domain Names 26/11/2008 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Trademark owners are not likely to benefit from the approval by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) of a predicted 500 new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs), industry speakers said at a 25 November Web seminar on protecting and promoting brands online. Potential risks include the need for defensive domain-name registrations in many TLDs and the lack of an effective procedure for resolving disputes, they said.