A free and open Internet is a prerequisite for innovation policy that promotes the positive health and growth of the Internet. Other innovation policy issues on which IP Justice engages include Permissionless Innovation, Open Technology Standards, Artificial Intelligence, Reverse Engineering, Software Patents, and Limitations on Liability of Internet Service Providers and Other Intermediaries including Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act as well as contributory copyright infringement.
IP Justice statement at the open consultations of the UN Internet Governance Forum
1. Freedom of Expression 2. Privacy Rights 3. Balanced Intellectual Property Rights 4. Development Agenda for Internet Governance 5. Access to Knowledge
IP Justice: “WIPO Pushes Forward with Broadcasting Treaty – Webcasting Deferred”
By IP Justice Executive Director Robin D. Gross 8 May 2006 An agreement was reached on 5 May 2006 at the conclusion of a United Nations treaty negotiation in Geneva to exclude the issue of webcasting from a controversial treaty proposal to create new rights for broadcasting companies. The UN [...]
IP Justice: “WIPO Debates Fate of Treaty on Broadcasting & Webcasting”
IP Justice Media Release ~ 2 May 2006 Contact: Robin D. Gross, IP Justice Executive Director Telephone: +1.415.553.6261 Email: robin@ipjustice.org WIPO Debates Fate of Treaty on Broadcasting and Webcasting: Controversial Provisions Remain in Treaty Draft Over Majority Objections (Geneva)Â IP Justice is in Geneva to participate at the 14th session [...]
IP Justice’s “Top 10 Reasons to Reject the WIPO Broadcasting Treaty” (rev.2)
This document also available in Word .doc format Top 10 Reasons to Reject the WIPO Basic Draft Proposal for a Broadcasting Treaty May 2006 1. Eliminates the public domain for audio and video programming. The WIPO copyright committee’s Basic Draft Proposal for a Broadcasting Treaty endangers the public domain for [...]
IP Justice Statement to the 14th Session of the WIPO Copyright Committee (SCCR)
IP JUSTICE STATEMENT Regarding a Proposal for a Broadcasting Treaty at the 14th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyrights and Related Rights 1-5 May 2006 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I speak on behalf IP Justice, an international civil liberties organization that promotes balanced intellectual property law. Based in [...]
IP Justice Statement Supporting Friends of Development Proposal for a Development Agenda at WIPO
IP JUSTICE STATEMENT on the GROUP of FRIENDS of DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL for a DEVELOPMENT AGENDA at WIPO by IP Justice Executive Director Robin D. Gross at the 1st Session of the Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda 23 February 2006 - Geneva, Switzerland Thank you, Mr. [...]
IP Justice Statement Supporting Chile’s Proposal for a Development Agenda at WIPO
IP JUSTICE STATEMENT on CHILE'S PROPOSAL FOR A DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AT WIPO by IP Justice Executive Director Robin D. Gross at the 1st Session of the Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda 21 February 2006 - Geneva, Switzerland Thank you, Mr. Chairman and congratulations on your [...]
WIPO Resumes “Development Agenda” Talks; Developing Countries Continue Push for Balance at WIPO
IP Justice Media Release 20 February 2006 Contact: Robin D. Gross, IP Justice Executive Director Telephone: +1.415.553.6261 Email: robin@ipjustice.org WIPO Resumes "Development Agenda" Talks Developing Countries Continue Push for Balance at WIPO IP Justice is in Geneva this week as the second year of talks resume to debate a “Development [...]
NCUC Statement on ICANN’s Introduction of New gTLDs
NONCOMMERCIAL CONSTITUENCY COMMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE GNSO IN RESPONSE TO THE CALL FOR COMMENTS ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR NEW gTLDs January 31, 2006 The Noncommercial Users Constituency has duly considered the questions and issues raised by the GNSO in this proceeding, and we respectfully submit our comments below. [...]