Guatemala protests ensue after prosecutor raids electoral authority, seizes ballots
Guatemala faced political demonstrations and protests Monday after the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), the nation’s highest electoral body, was reportedly raided for the fourth time by the nation’s Public Ministry (PM) last week. According to a press release by the US Department of State, the PM seized election materials as part of a continued effort [...]
Paren el Plan de Expandir la Carcel Musick o Repitan Nuestra Historia Racista
En Irvine, enclavada en el corazón del rico condado de Orange, California, y escondido en un parque empresarial con jardines y paisajes cuidados y vibrantes, existe una cárcel vacía. La cárcel James A. Musick, manejado por el Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Orange, un departamento conocido por sus escándalos, violencia, y negligencia, expandirá. En [...]
New Zealand high court denies US appeal to limit evidence disclosure in copyright case
The Supreme Court of New Zealand declined Wednesday to overturn a lower court decision holding that US authorities must turn over a large amount of evidence in order to secure the extradition of Megaupload.com founder...
The European Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reject the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in a vote of 39 in favor and 478 opposed, with 165 abstentions. The ACTA is designed to...
The International Trade Committee (INTA) of the European Parliament on Thursday rejected the proposed Anti-Countefeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in a vote of 19-12 vote. The ACTA's goal is to counter intellectual property theft,...
The European Commission said Wednesday that they will seek guidance from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) before moving forward with the ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) , a controversial...
JURIST Guest Columnist Virginia Keyder of the State University of New York at Binghamton and Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey, says that the recent decisions in EU case law shows a trend towards viewing intellectual property as a way to...
US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) stalled a bill on Friday that would allow the federal government to block websites allegedly participating in copyright infringement. The Combatting Online Infringement and Counterfeit Act (COICA) aims to discourage...
The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted in favor of the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) , which would better equip US law enforcement to combat websites engaged in the pirating of movies,...
Nations unveil draft of international anti-counterfeiting pact
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) and other participating countries on Wednesday released a draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) , an international pact to defend intellectual property rights from counterfeit...
