On Tuesday, U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, released the Joint Strategic Plan to Combat Intellectual Property Theft. In a blog post, Espinel notes the importance of balancing enforcement and creativity via fair use, “The Obama Administration has always embraced the free flow of information, online collaboration, and fair use by average citizens, which [...]

La Quadrature du Net, an advocacy group that promotes the rights and freedoms of citizens on the Internet, has started a petition to block the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Widely regarded as a threat to internet neutrality, ACTA proposes sweeping multilateral copyright reform along the lines of  a global DMCA. Stating that the treaty would, [...]

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a proposed multilateral agreement  meant to quell international copyright piracy and counterfeit goods. While in negotiations today in Seoul, Korea (November 4-6, 2009), many are concerned that the agreement will be over-restrictive and have chilling effects.  Particularly troubling is the United States drafted section on Internet Service Providers (ISPs). [...]