Sunday, February 5, 2012

‘Protect IP Act’ Would Give Department Of Justice, Rights Holders New Tools To Curb Rogue Websites

The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or Protect IP Act (S. 968) will provide the Justice Department and rights holders with important new tools to crack down on rogue websites dedicated to infringing activities and will protect American companies’ investments in developing brands and consumers, Leahy said on the Senate floor the day of the bill’s introduction…

Vice President Biden, Attorney General Holder Join IP Czar Espinel in Release of IP Enforcement Strategic Plan

Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel—together with Vice President Joseph Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Homeland Security…

Congress Issues Anti-Piracy Watch List, Introduces ‘Web Wall of Shame’

For the second year in a row, an anti-piracy watch list created by the bicameral Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus singled out Canada, China, Mexico, Russia, and Spain as countries where…