Some authors and publishers have cried foul regarding Google's digital library initiative, sparking debate about intellectual property rights in an online age. Beyond the specific legal challenges emerging in the wake of such a sea change, there are deeply important public policy issues at stake. We must not lose sight of the transformative nature of Google's plan or the public good that can come from it.
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U.S. government officials including Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Senator John Cornyn, and Representative Lamar Smith (news, bio, voting record) will participate in an important in-depth panel discussion on protecting intellectual property with high-tech industry leaders and legal scholars on MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 at 9 A.M. CST.
The panelists will discuss topics such as the importance of criminal and civil enforcement of intellectual property rights, protecting IP for future economic growth, the significance of IP for innovation, challenges to global IP protection, and the importance of education and prevention efforts. The interactive panel discussion will be open to the press and filmed by Court TV for later broadcast.
HSINCHU, Taiwan and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Faraday Technology Corporation (TAIEX: 3035), a leading ASIC and IP provider, today announced that SafeNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFNT - News), setting the standard for information security, has selected Faraday's NetComposer(TM) (NC-1) structured ASICs as the platform for the company's next generation enterprise security processors. The first SafeNet SafeXcel-51xx series products based on Faraday's NC-1 will be sampling in Q4 of this year.
Better IP Protection Would Spur Innovation in China
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2005--The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) expressed hope that an international request for more information about China's intellectual property protection measures will strengthen the hands of officials in China who support better enforcement.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Randolph Hobson Guthrie III was arraigned in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Mississippi on charges resulting from the first joint United States-China intellectual property criminal investigation, the Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi, and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today.
Guthrie, 38, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in Shanghai last July and was brought to the United States earlier this month. A bond hearing was held in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California after which Guthrie was released on a secured $1 million bond. His release was further conditioned upon surrendering his passport and submitting to home confinement with electronic monitoring. Guthrie was ordered to appear in federal court in Mississippi to face the charges in the criminal indictment.
Almost as interesting as the article written by Mary Sue Coleman, published in Saturday's Washington Post, called; Riches We Must Share... is the tracking provided by Technorati to display how many Blogs are writing about this article. The writer is president of the University of Michigan, whose library is one of five that have partnered with Google on its digitization project. Here's an excerpt with a link at the bottom to the full story.
Some authors and publishers have cried foul regarding Google's digital library initiative, sparking debate about intellectual property rights in an online age. Beyond the specific legal challenges emerging in the wake of such a sea change, there are deeply important public policy issues at stake. We must not lose sight of the transformative nature of Google's plan or the public good that can come from it. To read more click here.
Nearly 20 providers of RFID technology have announced plans to form an Intellectual Property (IP) licencing consortium. This will help to resolve the ongoing confusion over radio frequency identification patents and make it easier for vendors to licence patents, reduce risks for end-users and provide a convenient way for patent holders to manage their IP.
HA NOI — A business owner selling counterfeit cigarette lighters and lighter fluid in violation of the US’ Zippo trademark was administratively fined by the Ministry of Science and Technology on Tuesday.
Inspectors and police found about 1,900 counterfeit lighters and 1,100 fluid cans pasted with the Zippo trademark at the Duy Hoang Shop in Nguyen Huu Huan Street in Ha Noi. Shop owner Phung Duy Hai will pay a fine of around VND5 million (US$320) and all merchandise bearing a false trademark will be confiscated and destroyed.
Having published an article yesterday from Crypto-Gram that highlighted the risks of Phishing and Pharming, it seemed only appropriate to include information today, about where to find a good guide in the form of an Adobe Acrobat (PDF), White Paper, describing the steps for loss-prevention prevention, related to email addresses.
This report from Ziff Davis and Proofpoint discusses the risks posed by outbound e-mail as a conduit for "leakage" of proprietary and confidential information. It also describes the steps organizations can take to develop e-mail security policies and then help enforce and monitor them with technology.
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2005--Courion(R) Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise provisioning solutions, today announced key findings from a poll that asked customers to identify and rank their top information security concerns, challenges and issues. Seventy-eight percent of the customers polled listed their top security concern as unauthorized system access, followed closely by theft of intellectual property.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, 3.2 million citizens are victims of identity theft annually, costing businesses more than $50 billion to date. The fear of corporate data being stolen or accidentally leaked by insiders are top concerns for many companies. Almost all of the customers polled have been victims of a security incident, but most reported that external threats were more of a concern than internal threats from employees.
Merchants selling fake products such as Pfizer's Viagra in violation of intellectual property rights threaten manufacturers who depend on patents to protect large monetary investments in research and development. The sixth report in a series on China's rising economy examines intellectual piracy.
PBS have done a great series of reports about the issue of product piracy in China, and their site includes some excellent video clips. The reports were from the "NewHour with Jim Lehrer" and transcripts, plus video clips can be seen by clicking here.
GSP Status Remains for Countries that Threaten American Intellectual Property Protections
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Defenders of Property Rights (DPR) announced today that it supports the Office of the United States Trade Representative's public review of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). Some countries benefit from GSP status despite ongoing threats to American innovation. The country of Brazil is currently threatening to break patents on several AIDS drugs if American companies do not meet their pricing demands.
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2005--Verint Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT), a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for communications interception, networked video security and business intelligence, announced today that its Networked Video Solution has been selected to enhance security for AirTrain JFK. AirTrain JFK is managed by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which maintains the bridges, tunnels, bus terminals, airports, PATH and seaports that are critical to the region's trade and transportation capabilities.
What has the Commission adopted today?
The Commission has adopted a Communication outlining an Action Plan containing operational actions aimed at enhancing the efficiency of customs authorities in their response to counterfeit and piracy. The Action Plan focuses on the current legislation and its implementation, on an enhanced partnership with economic operators and on the promotion of cooperation with third countries.
TEL AVIV, Israel, October 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Domain The Net, an ICANN accredited registrar and an accredited registrar of the European Union, has launched the pre-registration of .eu domain names.
Registration of .eu domain names is intended for companies and organizations with a presence in one of the EU countries, or for residents of these countries.
(PRLEAP.COM) Calgary, Canada — Based on worldwide counterfeit enforcement activity (investigations, raids, seizures, arrests, charges, convictions, sentences, civil litigation) for month of August 2005, as reported through the DOPIP Security Counterfeit Intelligence Report, more than 309 incidents valued at $251,931,905,720 (US Dollars) were analyzed from 53 countries.
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The growing concern with the security around intellectual property has emerged as one of the plagues in the 21st century. The new era of business has brought more complex issues as to how companies are protecting their intellectual property.
UC Berkley reported in a recent study that around 92 percent of the company's documentation is stored in a digital format. As companies seek to become more of a paperless society, the risk becomes greater for businesses to protect their intellectual property.
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2005--Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB:UDTT)(FWB:PO8), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, has announced an agreement with Rutgers University to commence independent testing of the Company's next-generation BSM-2000 monitor, an anthrax and bio-threat detection device based on advanced technology developed by scientists in the NASA space program.
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One of the best resources on the web, for understanding Copyright Law and how it pertains to the web, is provided by Stanford University and is called "Copyright and Fair Use. This great resource features primary material (laws and statutes), current legislation, guides, links to other key copyright resources, commentary and analysis, as well as current articles related to legal issues.
