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 [...]
"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 [...]
Circumvention Prohibitions Reconsidered: Why America's Mistake is Europe's Future By Robin D. Gross, IP Justice I. US and EU Pressured to Outlaw Consumer Circumvention Today lawmakers all over the world are both dreaming of the opportunities and grappling with the challenges that digital technology creates for authors and distributors of intellectual property. At the same [...]
DeCSS Litigation Timeline Below is a table that outlines Hollywood's various legal battles to outlaw DeCSS software. v. Mathew Pavlovich Filed by DVD-CCAIn California State Courts under trade secret misappropriation claim.(Jurisdictional question). v. Andrew Bunner Filed by DVD-CCAIn California State Courts under trade secret misappropriation claim.(First Amendment issue). v. 2600 Magazine Filed by Eight Hollywood [...]
IP Justice statement to the German Judicial Committee regarding the proposed legislation to implement European Union Copyright Directive (2001/29/EC) (view as .pdf) 28 January 2003 By Robin D. Gross RE: STELLUNGNAHME DER IP JUSTICE ZUM ENTWURF EINES GESETZES ZUR AENDERUNG DES URHEBERRECHTS IN DER INFORMATIONSGESELLSCHAFT (BUNDESTAGSDRUCKSACHE 15/38)