A Growing Number of Individual Legal Rights Issues Intersect with the Internet, including Freedom of Expression, Access to Knowledge (A2K), Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, Privacy, Anonymity, Surveillance, Cyber-Security, Anti-Circumvention Measures, File-Sharing, Contributory Liability, Fair Use, Fair Dealing, Intermediary Protections, Notice and Take-Down, Public Domain, Trade Secrets, Due Process, Hyperlinking, Database Rights, Enforcement of Intellectual Property, Internet Censorship
“Restricted” EU Document on WSIS Process: “State of Play of the Negotiations on the Political Declarations and Plan of Action”
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.
IP Justice Signs NGO Letter to ICANN on WHOIS Privacy Violations
WHOIS Letter to ICANN 28 October 2003 Mr. Paul Twomey President and Chief Executive Officer Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601 United States of America Dear Mr. Twomey, We write to you, on behalf of many consumer and civil [...]
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 [...]
“FTAA Intellectual Property Rights Chapter Threatens Freedom and Free Trade”
Español October 20, 2003 Media contact: Robin Gross, IP Justice Executive Director +1 415-553-6261 robin@ipjustice.org FTAA Treaty Chapter on IP 'Threatens Freedom and Free Trade' IP Justice White Paper Reveals Treaty Would Send P2P File-Sharers to Prison Sponsors Petition to Delete Intellectual Property Chapter International civil liberties group IP Justice [...]
Other Reports and Analysis
Statement From Civil Society on Tunisia and WSIS (19 Sept. 2003) IP Justice is a signatory on this petition of 44 civil liberties groups calling on Tunisia to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression and freedom of the press. 'Global' Support for Information Society Targets - [...]
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 [...]
IP Justice Statement to German Judicial Committee on Proposed Legislation to Implement Technological Circumvention Prohibitions
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)