Next year a range of cases and law changes will affect all copyright owners – from authors to musicians to film makers – but the dominant issue will be the increasingly global and bitter debate over who should be liable for clamping down on online infringement and how best to do it
Following a markup attended by top industry lobbyists yesterday, a small but dedicated group of House Judiciary Committee members today forced the sponsor of controversial anti-piracy legislation to put off a final committee vote on the bill, possibly until 2012
The sponsor of legislation in the US House of Representatives targeting rogue websites has proposed significant revisions to his bill in anticipation of today’s vote in the House Judiciary Committee
A House bill that targets so-called rogue web sites has sparked a battle between technology companies and IP owners that some members of Congress called the most volatile in more than a decade
Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota asked witnesses in a Senate committee hearing yesterday to express their views on her proposed bill to make illegal online streaming a felony
US government officials said yesterday that increased engagement from the private sector is crucial to curbing the sale of fake goods
Hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the PROTECT IP Act by unanimous voice vote, a key Senator said he would use a parliamentary procedure to prevent a Senate floor vote on the bill
Representatives of copyright owners have broadly welcomed the PROTECT IP bill, but warned that further action is needed against cyberlockers
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