31 Dec, 2004: Archive of documents from 2004 and prior
Free Trade Implementation Bill, IP Chapter http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jsct/usafta/report/chapter16.pdf Trade bill in the Australian house, introduced at the request of the United States. Strongly opposed by education sector, librarians, civil libertarians, and economists. "Libraries Caught in Copyright Changes" The Age (AU) Transcript of Canberra Hearing in Australian Senate on trade bill aph.gov.au

31 Dec, 2004: Archive of documents from 2004 and prior
Japan "File-sharing professor arrested for developing software" The Inquirer (UK) May 11, 2004 "Professor arrested over P2P software First such arrest of file-sharing developer in Japan " MS-NBC (USA) May 10, 2004

31 Dec, 2004: Archive of documents from 2004 and prior
Campaign for an Open Digital Environment (CODE) www.IPJustice.org/CODE/ CODE is an international coalition of civil liberties groups and consumers' rights organizations to protect innovation, competition, and consumers' rights against the proposed EU Directive on Enforcement of Intellectual Property. "Protecting Civil Liberties, Competition and Innovation in the EU Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive" IP Justice Statement to EU Members of Parliament February 11, 2004 "Europe’s Proposed Intellectual Property Enforcement Directive Unmasked: Overbroad Proposal Threatens Civil Rights, Innovation and Competition" IP Justice White Paper August 11, 2003 Software Patents IP Justice Software Patent Overview - IP Justice Software Patent "Reading Room" "A French Law Project Harder than DMCA?" EUCD Update May ...

31 Dec, 2004: Archive of documents from 2004 and prior
"Consumer Rights Under Fire: 321 Studios and the Demise of Fair Use" IP Justice Report March, 2004 Canadian P2P Decisions A series of decisions from 2003-4 that upheld consumers' rights to privacy and Fair Use in Canada. May 6, 2004. "Digital Copyright Question: Fair Use of Karaoke CDGs" IP Justice Response to US Legislation April 30, 2004 Brief in Support of Motion to Quash RIAA Subpoena Joint IP Justice and EPIC amici ...

31 Dec, 2004: Archive of news from 2004 and prior
News is listed in the order that it was posted, which may not be the order in which it was initially published. 11/5/2004 Updates New Chinese regulation to protect copyrights on networks 11/3/2004 Updates The German recording industry calls for stricter rules for personal copies 11/1/2004 Updates Canadian Court Rules Free Speech Trumps Broadcasting Rights National Post Japan Gov't to ban imports of Japanese CDs produced abroad EU Software-patent battle set to flare up 10/29/2004 Updates Brazil on IPRs & Gilberto Gil Net Music the Danish way: Locked down and easily cracked 10/27/2004 Updates Inside Move: MPAA's Glickman pouring it ...

31 Dec, 2004: Archive of news from 2004 and prior
News is listed in the order that it was posted, which may not be the order in which it was initially published. 11/5/2004 Updates Miami Trademarks "Gateway to the Americas" US Insists on FTAA Negotiations 11/3/2004 Updates FTAA Unable to Come Into Existence Before 2007 10/19/2004 Updates Trinidad Newspaper: Standing with Cuba, V'zuela Barbados Nation Newspaper: FTAA Talks on Hold 10/7/2004 Updates Corporations and Their Proxies Defeated in Miami - But Refuse to Give Up T&T Gets More FTAA Support With FTAA Talks Shut Down, Critical 9/30 Market Access Deadline Set at Miami Ministerial Passes "Miracle" if FTAA Ready for 2005 US ...