Following this week’s Internet blackout by service providers and online resources opposed to the pending Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, Congressional leader have announced a postponement on future action on the legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid delayed a vote on PIPA scheduled for Tuesday. In the House, Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith responded… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Legislation
Subscribe to Legislation RSS FeedSOPA/PIPA Protest: Internet Blackout (at least Partially and Temporarily)
Posted in Copyright, Legislation, PIPA, SOPAIn response to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) pending in Congress, several online resources have decided to make their resources unavailable for a 24 hour period. Wikipedia, Google, Mozilla, Reddit and others have either literally gone black today or have been converted into protest pages decrying censorship and… Continue Reading
The PROTECT IP ACT and the STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT (SOPA): New Solutions to Stop Online Infringement and Piracy
Posted in Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Legislation, Trademark, UncategorizedWritten by Joe DiCioccio I recently had the pleasure of attending a very informative presentation given by the Media Law Resource Center on two very important pieces of legislation currently working their way through Congress. These contentious bills focus on curtailing online infringement and piracy in a creative way, by disabling access to the websites… Continue Reading
H.R. 2511 Offers Legal Protections For Fashion Design
Posted in Copyright Infringement, Fashion, LegislationWritten by Joseph M. DiCioccio “Fashion is more usually a gentle progression of revisited ideas.” – British Fashion Designer Bruce Oldfield Perhaps no other industry is more cognizant of the need to build upon and reinterpret prior work than the fashion industry. The idea that designs must constantly change and evolve several times a year… Continue Reading
