Intellectual Property Watch » World Customs Organization Recommends Far-Reaching New Rules On IP Snip: A Brazilian diplomat suggested that the governments from leading industrialised countries in Europe and North America are aware that they would be unable to win sufficient support at the World Trade Organisation to extend the scope of TRIPS. The diplomat argued [...]

I’m updating some software, and saw this beginning to the End User Licensing Agreement (EULA), which I really like. It highlights a more business oriented approach that tries to engage with their customer base, and puts off some criticism of the one-sided nature of EULAs — at least from a PR standpoint if not a [...]

ORG is two years old! The report of ORG’s first two years of activity is available from their site (click here). I’m proud to say that I’ve played a small part in helping out ORG over this time, though of course not nearly as much as the amazing people on ORG’s board and of course [...]

I posted over at the Open Rights Group blog about last week’s Open Source Summit sponsored by Olswang and Greenberg Traurig. The link is here.

For those interested: _____ Intellectual Property Staff Attorney EFF is seeking an intellectual property staff attorney for its legal team. Responsibilities will include litigation, public speaking, media outreach, plus legislative and regulatory advocacy, all in connection with a variety of intellectual property and high technology matters. Qualified candidates should have at least four years of [...]

The Scotsman has reported some moves towards providing an official registry of tartans (‘plaid’ to my American readers), that would share many features of traditional IP rights. It looks like the system could involve: A system of registration, much like for trademarks or for registered designs. Registrations would be reviewed for uniqueness and authenticity. No [...]

[F]or all I know, the monks had a fit when Gutenberg made his press. – Justice Stephen Breyer Transcript of Oral Argument at 11, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., 125 S. Ct. 2764 (2005) (04-480).