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.
US Gov’t Comments to EU on IPRE Directive: Recommends Targeting Non-Commercial Copying
U.S. Government Email on Proposed EU Directive on Measures and Procedures to Ensure Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights [Forwarded to IP Justice from MEP, details of US Government source under investigation, possibly USPTO] February 2003 [sic - 2004] The effective enforcement of intellectual property rights is a challenge faced by [...]
IP Justice Analysis of 3 EU Proposals (Council, EP, and Commission) on Key Issues
IP Justice Comparison of Key Provisions in EU Proposals to Enact the EU Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive  Article 2 � Scope of Directive Commission[1] European Parliament[2] Council[3] Comments All civil infringements of Intellectual Property (IP) All civil infringements of Intellectual Property (IP) All civil infringements of Intellectual Property [...]
IP Justice Santo Domingo Statement: ‘Why the Americas Should Resist Pressure to Adopt the FTAA’s Intellectual Property Rights Chapter’
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 [...]
“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 - [...]