A new anti-piracy bill allowing for websites to be blocked by Internet service providers (ISPs) upon copyright infringement claims passed through its final two readings in Russia's State Duma on Friday. Under the terms of...
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A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Saturday that ReDigi Inc.'s "pre-owned" digital music sales infringed on Capitol Records LLC's music copyrights. ReDigi's online service...
The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it is shutting down three of the most highly trafficked Android piracy websites. This marks the first time the DOJ has seized website domains involving...
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,...
Netherlands court orders Internet providers to block file sharing website
A Dutch court on Thursday ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) in the Netherlands to block the file-sharing website The Pirate Bay or else pay a fine of USD $12,750 per day. Rechtbank-Gravenhage [official website,...
JURIST Guest Columnist Anna Heatherington, an LL.M. Candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, is the author of the fourth entry in a 14-part series from the LL.M. students of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Heatherington...
Federal appeals court rules stealing source code does not violate trade secrets law
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday issued an opinion holding that a former Goldman Sachs programmer did not violate a federal law prohibiting theft of trade secrets when he copied...
JURIST Guest Columnist Jiamin Chen, Chicago-Kent College of Law Class of 2012, is a LL.M. student specializing in intellectual property and international trade law. She calls for the people of China to transform their perception of intellectual property in order...
