Controversial Intellectual Property Law Rushes EU Parliament: European Consumers Face ‘Nuclear Weapons’ of IP Law Enforcement
23 February 2004 Contact: Robin Gross, IP Justice Executive Director +1 415-553-6261 robin@ipjustice.org Controversial Intellectual Property Law Rushes EU Parliament: European Consumers Face "Nuclear Weapons" of IP Law Enforcement Today and tomorrow (23-24 February 2004), the controversial European Union Directive for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights heads to its final debate in the EU’s Legal Affairs [...]
EU Poised to Attack P2P File-Sharers and Punish Non-Commercial Infringements
14 February 2004 Contact: Robin Gross, IP Justice Executive Director European Union Poised to Attack P2P File-Sharers IP Enforcement Directive Targets Non-Commercial Infringements The final weeks of the European Union's push to enact the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive are heating up with a battle brewing between consumers and the recording industry over the directive's [...]
US Gov’t Comments to EU on IPRE Directive: Recommends Targeting Non-Commercial Copying
U.S. Government Email on Proposed EU Directive on Measures and Procedures to Ensure Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights [Forwarded to IP Justice from MEP, details of US Government source under investigation, possibly USPTO] February 2003 [sic - 2004] The effective enforcement of intellectual property rights is a challenge faced by all of our governments. The [...]
IP Justice Analysis of 3 EU Proposals (Council, EP, and Commission) on Key Issues
IP Justice Comparison of Key Provisions in EU Proposals to Enact the EU Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive  Article 2 � Scope of Directive Commission[1] European Parliament[2] Council[3] Comments All civil infringements of Intellectual Property (IP) All civil infringements of Intellectual Property (IP) All civil infringements of Intellectual Property (IP) ~ Council position is [...]
Fourtou Proposes EU Law to Send European P2P File-Sharers to Prison
Fourtou Proposes EU Law to Send European P2P File-Sharers to Prison Urges Controversial Amendment to Intellectual Property Enforcement Directive The battle over the proposed EU IP Enforcement Directive grows more contentious. Due in part to the growing public criticism over the EU Commission's draft, which threatens civil liberties and market competition, 199 amendments have been [...]
International Civil Liberties Coalition Urges Rejection of IP Enforcement Directive
International Civil Liberties Coalition Urges Rejection of IP Enforcement Directive Campaign for an Open Digital Environment (CODE) Sends Letter to EU to Protect Consumer Rights and Competition An international coalition of 50 civil liberties groups and consumer rights campaigns sent a letter to the European Union today urging rejection of the proposed Intellectual property Enforcement [...]