IPR - Global

• U.S. Department of Education Open Licensing Rule Now in Effect June 6, 2017
• The fight for patent-unencumbered media codecs is nearly won January 8, 2018
• US court grants ISPs and search engine blockade of Sci-Hub November 6, 2017
• Should robot artists be given copyright protection? June 26, 2017
• US court grants Elsevier copyright infringement damages from Sci-Hub June 23, 2017
• European court of justice rules Pirate Bay is infringing copyright June 15, 2017
• While EU copyright protests mount, the proposals get even worse June 2, 2017
• U.S. top court tightens patent suit rules to counteract 'patent trolls' May 24, 2017
• New standard enables copyright enforcement violating users’ rights April 13, 2017
• Federal court rules against Public.Resource.Org saying that private organizations can use copyright to control access to federal laws February 7, 2017
• Freedom to utilize genetic resources? The Nagoya Protocol two years later October 24, 2016
• WIPO Marrakesh Treaty on access for visually impaired October 3, 2016
• Canada’s anti-counterfeiting chargeback project: paying back deceived consumers September 12, 2016
• Judge dismisses movie piracy case - linking IP address to a download is not enough June 29, 2016
• EFF on TPP and how it affects digital rights February 5, 2016
• Trade officials sign the TPP but it's still up to lawmakers to reject it February 3, 2016
• Addressing the chilling effect of patent damages January 25, 2016
• Copyright law requires asking permission for fixing a tractor January 14, 2016
• Judge ruling in the monkey photo copyright January 7, 2016
• The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (“ChAFTA”) and what does it mean for intellectual property October 28, 2015
• Open Invention Network 10 years celebration October 6, 2015
• DRM, open software and the Internet of things - Volkswagen case September 23, 2015
• New open letter on TPP to include user safeguards September 22, 2015
• China asks for security policies from American companies September 17, 2015
• US court: copyright owners must consider fair use in online takedowns September 15, 2015
• Agreement between 5 main IP offices September 11, 2015
• New TPP leaked text reveals Countries' Weakening Resistance to Copyright Maximalist Proposals August 5, 2015
• The issues surrounding IANA trademarks June 28, 2015
• Copyright issues to be discussed by WIPO committee next week June 26, 2015
• WIPO seminar on shared genetic resources and traditional knowledge June 26, 2015
• TRIPS Council to discuss waiver extension June 8, 2015
• Open letter for NOT locking down public WiFi June 2, 2015
• Google Fiber sends automated copyright settlement demands May 20, 2015
• EFF criticizes newly introduced US Patents Act March 4, 2015
• Fast track bill for TPP February 27, 2015
• Software vendors need to stop trying to intercept customers’ encrypted traffic February 26, 2015
• EFF highlightes the absurd automated notices, in abuse of the DMCA takedown process February 25, 2015
• Australia's proposed copyright code of practice under public debate February 25, 2015
• EFF report on the US patent system February 24, 2015
• EFF warns about the threats of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) February 20, 2015
• EFF supports Innovation Act against patent trolls February 19, 2015
• EFF comments on TPP February 13, 2015
• EFF filed petitions for the rights to tinker, repair, and remix February 9, 2015
• EFF finds fundamental flaws in USTR report on intellectual property February 9, 2015
• TPP negociations to extend copyright terms February 5, 2015
• Uber and Boston city agreement to provide data for better planning decisions January 31, 2015
• EFF comments the Motion Picture Association of America schemes for Internet censorship January 22, 2015
• Services for skipping ads and live streaming are not copyright infringements January 21, 2015
• China's patent policy January 9, 2015
• Consumers protection for e-books January 9, 2015
• You can’t make an abstract idea patentable by simply adding “do it on a computer” January 8, 2015
• Ford claims copyright on list of spare parts January 6, 2015
• Australia's copyright reform December 31, 2014
• EFF to Challenge Podcasting Patent Before USPTO December 15, 2014
• Sony Pictures was hacked December 15, 2014
• EFF amicus curiae on copyright case on performances December 13, 2014
• US court: Telling users how to strip the DRM from their ebooks is not copyright infringement December 11, 2014
• Australia will amend copyright laws to block overseas file sharing sites December 10, 2014
• US Report: Most companies have no control over sensitive data December 9, 2014
• Apple deleted music from users’ iPods purchased from rivals December 4, 2014
• Copyright Law as a Tool for State Censorship of the Internet December 3, 2014
• New Bill Would Update Copyright Law to Recognize Marriage Equality November 25, 2014
• Computer Scientists Ask Supreme Court to Rule APIs Can’t Be Copyrighted November 8, 2014
• How should we describe copyright? November 7, 2014
• Jailbreaking Is Not A Crime—And EFF Is Fighting To Keep It That Way November 6, 2014
• How piracy is changing the music industry landscape September 30, 2014