31 Jul, 2006: IP Justice Supports Tax-Payer Access to Online Research
Consumer Groups Support Public Access Act Consumers Union, CPT, IPJ and others support bill requiring key federal funders to post research on the Iinternet WASHINGTON, DC – Eight consumer groups have announced their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (S.2695). The Act was introduced on May 2, 2006 by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and requires federal agencies that fund over $100 million in annual external research to make electronic manuscripts of peer-reviewed journal articles that stem from that research publicly available via the Internet. Consumer groups add their voices to those of universities, libraries, researchers, publishers, and patients – together representing thousands of individuals and institutions – that support the ...

28 Jul, 2006: Tragedy of the Commons: IPR in the Info Age
“Tragedy of the Commons”: Intellectual Property Rights in the Information Age The Threat to Civil Liberties and Innovation Posed by Expanding Copyrights By Robin D. Gross, Esq. IP Justice Executive Director www.ipjustice.org Published by MIT Press, 2006 0. Introduction As we enter an information age, the rules governing the use and dissemination of information become increasingly important. Clashes between fundamental freedom of expression guarantees and intellectual property rights are upsetting the traditional balance struck between creators and the public. The ease of copying and re-distribution of digital information concerns industries dependent on traditional publishing business models. These companies have successfully petitioned for changes in the copyright laws at the national and international levels. But these recent increases in copyright holders’ rights have ...

19 Jul, 2006: IP Justice Joins OpenDocument Format (ODF) ALLIANCE

6 Jul, 2006: European Parliament Resolution on Freedom of Expression on the Internet

1 Jul, 2006: IP Justice Call for Participation at IGF
IP Justice Call for Participation at UN Internet Governance Forum: 2 Aug Deadline for Contribution to IGF "Synthesis Papers" 24 Aug Deadline for Athens Workshop Proposals Deadline extended until 2 August for written contributions The 30 Oct. - 2 Nov. 2006 inaugural meeting of United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Athens, Greece provides plenty of opportunity for discussion on a wide variety of topics related to “Internet governance”. This is IP Justice’s call for participation for civil society contributions to the ...