IP Justice
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IP Justice is an international civil liberties organization that promotes balanced intellectual property
laws and freedom of expression in a digital world.
IP Justice was founded in 2002 by cyber-rights attorney Robin Gross
. IP Justice has an international board of directors, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity and is based in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
IP Justice has launched campaigns at the World Intellectual Property Organization
, on the proposed Free Trade Area of the America's Treaty, the European Union directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights
and has been active in Internet governance
discussions, including at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Governance Forum
(IGF). IP Justice is a founding member of several IGF Dynamic Coalitions, including coalitions on Free Expression, Access to Knowledge, an Internet Bill of Rights, Open Standards, and Privacy.
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
laws and freedom of expression in a digital world.
IP Justice was founded in 2002 by cyber-rights attorney Robin Gross
Robin Gross
Robin Gross is founder and Executive Director of IP Justice, an international civil liberties organization that promotes balanced intellectual property law and defends freedom of expression....
. IP Justice has an international board of directors, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity and is based in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
IP Justice has launched campaigns at the World Intellectual Property Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
, on the proposed Free Trade Area of the America's Treaty, the European Union directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights
Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights
Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights is a European Union directive in the field of intellectual property law, made under the internal market provisions of the Treaty of Rome...
and has been active in Internet governance
Internet governance
Internet governance is the development and application of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet...
discussions, including at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Governance Forum
Internet Governance Forum
The Internet Governance Forum is a multi-stakeholder forum for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance. It brings together all stakeholders in the internet governance debate, whether they represent governments, the private sector or civil society, including the technical and academic...
(IGF). IP Justice is a founding member of several IGF Dynamic Coalitions, including coalitions on Free Expression, Access to Knowledge, an Internet Bill of Rights, Open Standards, and Privacy.
See also
- Electronic Frontier FoundationElectronic Frontier FoundationThe Electronic Frontier Foundation is an international non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal organization based in the United States...
- Geneva Declaration on the Future of WIPOGeneva Declaration on the Future of the World Intellectual Property OrganizationThe Geneva Declaration on the Future of the World Intellectual Property Organization is a document signed in 2004 by a number of non-profit organizations, scientists, academics and other individuals urging the World Intellectual Property Organization to focus on the needs of developing countries...
- Info warsInfo warsInfo Wars is a 2004 film which shows the mechanics of modern information warfare and media hacking. The featured stories are intertwined but circle around the central subject of the film: How the modern mass media can be used to reach certain ends by all involved parties.The film is named after...
(2004 Documentary Film)
External links
- IP Justice official website
- Oreillynet.com article
- news.com interview with Robin GrossRobin GrossRobin Gross is founder and Executive Director of IP Justice, an international civil liberties organization that promotes balanced intellectual property law and defends freedom of expression....
- International treaty will force 34 democracies to change copyright, IP laws