Over 100 International Public Interest Organizations Demand ACTA Be Made Public
Over 100 public interest organizations have demanded that ACTA, the notoriously secret treaty being negotiated by numerous nations around the world, to finally be made public.
The EFF points to a very interesting news release which announces that several organizations from around the world are demanding that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement be made public. The [...]
Bill Patry – Israel Fighting IIPA Over WIPO
Bill Patry from Google has an interesting post regarding the tension between the country and the International Intellectual Property Association over not implementing the WIPO treaties. He notes that Israel is fighting the US based organization despite “bullying” tactics.
If there is anything to take away from the post, it’s the fact that the copyright [...]
Proposed Treaty on TV Signals Spurs Criticism
The proposal sounds modest enough: Broadcasters want to stop international pirates from hijacking American TV signals and re-transmitting them over the Internet.
But the high-tech industry and digital rights advocates see something more sinister in the fine print of a proposed international treaty being negotiated this week in Geneva. They fear it will end up restricting [...]
