Today, a bipartisan group within the House of Representatives introduced a bill entitled, Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261) to combat online piracy. This Bill apparently acts as a counterpart to the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (“PROTECT IP Act,” S. 968) introduced in May […]
As previously reported in this Blog, Senator Leahy introduced on May 12, 2011, the “Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011” (S. 968) (the “PROTECT IP Act of 2011”). Just last week, Senator Leahy published the Committee’s Report on the Bill (S. Rep. 112-39, released July 22, […]
On Thursday, May 12, Senators Leahy (D-VT), Hatch (R-UT), Grassley (R-IA), Schumer (D-NY), Feinstein (D-CA), Whitehouse (D-RI), Graham (R-SC), Kohl (D-WI), Coons (D-DE) and Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced a new version of the COICA bill, this time called the “Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011” (or, the […]
The House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet held a hearing on “Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online: Legitimate Sites v. Parasites, Part II” on April 6, 2011, to further examine methods of theft online – including both copyright infringement and counterfeiting. The webcast can be found on the […]