Government Anti-Piracy Measures Working, Music Industry Says 23/01/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Industry profits from digital music are on the rise as industry-owned music download services expand and gain acceptance, anti-piracy efforts take hold in some countries, and internet intermediaries join in, music industry representatives said today.
SOPA, Piracy, Pharmaceuticals May Dominate US IP Policy Discussions In 2012 23/01/2012 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Online piracy, patent reform and intellectual property issues relating to pharmaceuticals are among the top legislative and regulatory priorities for many stakeholder groups in the United States this year, but given that 2012 is an election year, chances are slim that Congress will push through anything that isn’t a top priority or that could cause too much partisan rancour.
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.
US Senate Postpones PIPA Vote; EU Commissioner Joined Opposition 20/01/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The new age of lobbying through online public engagement showed its effectiveness today as the Senate announced the postponement of next week’s vote on controversial anti-piracy legislation that led to unprecedented protests on the internet.
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.
ICANN Announces New TLD Program Start 11/01/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments On the eve of the start of the application period for new generic top level domains (gTLDs) on the internet, the chair of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Steve Crocker, described the program as a “major step in the globalisation of the internet.” For the first time there will be equal access and an equal invitation to users from all over the world to have generic domain names, Crocker said at the National Press Club in Washington, DC today.
ICANN Says Domain Expansion Won’t Hurt UN, WTO 10/01/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is launching a large expansion of the available top-level domains on the internet on 12 January, has told international organisations the expansion will not hurt them.
NTIA Supports New Domains – Phased In, With Protection 05/01/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced its support for additional policies for new generic top-level domains on the internet, with conditions. The Commerce Department agency will stick to the 12 January start of the application period for new domains, but it has requested that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) take additional precautions when opening up the process.