First Look: ‘Protect IP Act’ Introduced in Senate
The Protect IP Act, introduced by Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), aims to counter the “most egregious” instances of online piracy. But the bill looks to...
View ArticleSenator Moves to Block ‘Protect IP Act’
Following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s unanimous approval of the “Protect IP Act” on Thursday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) placed a “hold” on the anti-piracy bill, blocking it from proceeding to the...
View ArticleStudios Seek New Anti-Piracy Precedent in British High Court
Hollywood hopes to establish a new legal precedent in its global crusade against online infringement, with studios asking England’s High Court to order BT, the country’s largest broadband Internet...
View ArticleLaw Professors: ‘Protect-IP’ Act Threatens Free Speech Rights
Not only would the “Protect-IP” Act make poor policy, it’s also unconstitutional, according to more than 90 law professors who teach and write about intellectual property and the Internet. Under the...
View ArticleGuilds, Unions, and Studios Launch Grassroots Anti-Piracy Effort
A coalition of entertainment unions, guilds, studios and networks have launched an information campaign to further engage the production community in the fight for tougher copyright enforcement laws....
View ArticleHow Much Would Protect IP Act Cost?
While the Protect IP Act awaits further action in the U.S. Senate, Congress has published an estimate on how much the copyright enforcement measure would cost U.S. taxpayers if it is signed into law...
View ArticleIP Enforcement Bill Proposed in House
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives hope to step up the government’s fight against online copyright infringement, introducing the “Stop Online Piracy Act” in the chamber on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleLegislators To Propose Alternative to SOPA
Legislators in Washington agree that the government needs to do more to fight online infringement of copyrights; but the two most recent proposals in Congress remain mired in debates on the...
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