“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 […]
1. Freedom of Expression 2. Privacy Rights 3. Balanced Intellectual Property Rights 4. Development Agenda for Internet Governance 5. Access to Knowledge
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 time, consumers express excitement […]
IP Justice Comments on ICANN WHOIS Preliminary Reports
5 July 2004 view as .doc view as .pdf
ICANN Threatens Civil Rights of Website Owners:
Intellectual Property Interests Govern Use of Personal Information
July 5, 2004
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Attention: Whois Task Force
4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
Marina del Rey, CA
90292-6601
RE: IP Justice Commentary on […]
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 movie studios in NY Federal Court under […]
IP Justice Santo Domingo Statement:
Why the Americas Should Resist Pressure to Adopt the FTAA’s Intellectual Property Rights Chapter
View statement as PDF document with footnotes
View statement as Word document with footnote
28 January 2004
IP Justice Santo Domingo Statement:
Why the Americas Should Resist Pressure to Adopt the FTAA’s Intellectual Property Rights Chapter
Despite enormous pressure […]
Leaked EU document revealing that Brazil and India urge re-evaluation of international intellectual property rights regimes because TRIPS is too unbalanced against developing nations. Developing nations’ concerns were left out of the final official WSIS documents, however.