Influential US trade body the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has commended Rep. Darrell Issa and Sen. Ron Wyden and a group of bipartisan lawmakers for introducing The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act. The CEA suggests this bill addresses the problem of foreign infringing web sites and is a strong alternative to […]
US House of Representatives Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Senator Ron Wyden have published the text of their online piracy bill. The measure is aimed at offering an alternative to the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act currently in front of the House Judiciary Committee. The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act […]
Creative America, the grass-roots coalition uniting the more than two million Americans and all those who value American creativity and innovation in the fight against content theft, has launched an extensive advertising campaign in support of the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act . The ads, scheduled to air on broadcast and […]
A Washington, DC, technology innovation think tank has released a study refuting claims that Congress’s efforts against online piracy would “break the Internet” and usher in censorship, suggesting these are “completely unfounded and without merit”. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation study addresses criticism of the proposed PROTECT IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy […]
Following confirmation that a bipartisan group of US House and Senate lawmakers had released a draft proposal to address their concerns over controversial House and Senate anti-piracy bills comes news that a senior executive of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is to “come forward” with language for the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act’ […]
A bipartisan group of US House and Senate lawmakers has released a draft proposal to address their concerns over controversial House and Senate bills that would crack down on piracy and counterfeit products on foreign websites. Their draft proposes an alternative to a Senate bill known as the Protect IP Act, authored by Senate Judiciary […]
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has suggested that it would be a mistake for Congress to approve Hollywood-backed legislation aimed at combating online piracy because it would be ineffective and could fundamentally alter the way the Internet works. Companion bills before the House and Senate would allow copyright holders to go to court to compel […]
The Dutch government is to proceed with legislation to introduce a ban on the downloading of music and films via illegal websites, despite widespread opposition in parliament. The legislation would give people whose copyright has been infringed the right to go to court to claim compensation. This is already the case for games and software […]
US and Australian movie and television studios have challenged a landmark court ruling in Australia that an Internet Service Provider (ISP) cannot be held accountable for illegal video downloads by its customers. The studios want Internet providers to be punished if they don’t take “reasonable steps” to stop customers from downloading free copies of pirated […]
A national consumer survey conducted by the American Consumer Institute (ACI) has found that the vast majority of consumers support stronger intellectual property protections against trafficking of counterfeit goods. The survey of 800 consumers found 82 per cent of consumers agreed that counterfeit goods, such as ‘knock-off’ products, pirated software and imitation pharmacy drugs hurt […]