Intellectual property rights still a problem
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US companies in China said yesterday that Beijing had made dramatic progress in ratifying the commitments it made when it joined the World Trade Organisation three years ago.
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Net law professor Michael Geist takes a look at US criticisms of the way much of the world handles intellectual property.
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Despite success in suing people who  download music illegally and in reaching deals with personal  networking sites like YouTube, the music industry is still  bleeding millions of dollars in sales to online piracy.
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If you don&#39;t protect your intellectual property now, you risk having your business sacked by open source-touting bandits. Yes, SCO head Darl McBride is back and he&#39;s still angry.
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WIPO 'not flexible enough' The European Commission wants to create a new layer of intellectual property protections because it says existing structures such as WIPO are not flexible enough.â¦
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BEIJING  - Adding to pressure for China to stop rampant product piracy, two major U.S. business groups complained Thursday that abuses are getting worse and warned that lack of patent and copyright protection is hurting high-tech investment.
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"Copyright officials recommended on Thursday that U.S. law be amended so that companies that rely on copyright infringement to make a profit can be held liable for their actions."  Which of course applies only to US companies.  Kazaa should be free and clear.  ...  Should have supplied a link.  I'm a BAD blogger!
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One of the most important recent events in the world of free software has been the release of version 3 of the GNU GPL.  There were fierce arguments about its utility while it was being drawn up, and although the rhetoric has abated somewhat, there is still a big question mark over its eventual success.  Some evidence suggests that GPLv3 uptake is coming along nicely, while other reports indicate a reluctance to adopt it (but note also Matt Asay's neat reconciliation of these contradictory messages).  To see what's likely to happen in the long term, it's useful to look back at the past history of licence adoption.
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Lax enforcement of intellectual property laws hurts business and investment, group charges.
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Congratulations The Gowers Review of Intellectual Property will recommend the current 50 year copyright term on sound recordings is not extended, according to reports.â¦
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Signal piracy clampdown 'unnecessary' Dell, HP, AT&amp;T, Sony and others have joined forces to oppose a plan that would give broadcasters a whole new set of intellectual property rights over television programmes. They will fight to stop the UN proposal being adopted internationally.â¦
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China is to make it easier to fight intellectual property right crimes, a move that may ease U.S. concerns over rampant copying of movies, software and other goods that Washington says costs businesses billions of dollars a year.
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Deal masks an interest in controversial digital content distribution patents?
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Deal masks interest in controversial digital distribution patents?
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In Europe, industry leaders, government officials and others debate whether patents would hinder or cultivate innovation.
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Some of the recording industry's copyright arguments can easily be applied to popular food, and they still don't go down easy. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
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As time change nears, some companies are still struggling to patch their computer systems.