U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) recently released a public draft of the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act as a bi-partisan alternative to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the…
Posts Tagged ‘enforcement’
House Bill Would Place Broad IP Enforcement Powers In Hands Of Rightsholders
01
Nov
I usually appreciate the work of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, though I sometimes roll my eyes at the hyperbole in some of those positions. Biases aside, the EFF report on the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3621) is pretty right-on…
Computer Privacy In The News
13
Jul
Two stories related to computer privacy caught my attention. One is that law enforcement agencies are increasing the amount of warrants sent to Facebook to gather data on individuals. That law enforcement agents are interested in Facebook user details is…
ISPs To Get Involved in Copyright Enforcement
07
Jul
Various news outlets are reporting that major content providers have reached a voluntary agreement with major ISPs to police copyrights on their networks. The system takes the form of a six strikes rule where ISPs will send subscribers escalating email…
