Intellectual Property

Society, Issues, Intellectual Property, Piracy - Quality Brands Protections Committee. Industry lobby promoting intellectual property rights in China.

The Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists [AACP] is a clinical interest group [CIG] of the CSP formed for the promotion of acupuncture as part of the clinical practice of physiotherapy. Find an acupuncturist practitioner or an acupuncture training course near you.

Software patents should not be legalized in the European Union. This website explains what a patent is, why software should not be patented and how current activities within the European Union, e.g. the EPLA, would make software patents enforcable. Every software patent is a barrier to innovation. The EU Council and the European Parliament should disallow software patents for the sake of Europe's future.

Society, Issues, Intellectual Property, Patents - Internet Patent News. Legal resources and tools for surviving the patenting frenzy of the Internet, bioinformatics, and electronic commerce.

Society, Issues, Intellectual Property, Organizations - Union for the Public Domain (UPD). A non-profit citizens group with a mission to protect and enhance the public domain in matters concerning intellectual property.

Society, Issues, Intellectual Property, Organizations - New Yorkers for Fair Use. Fair use political action group of the NYC metro area.

Society, Issues, Intellectual Property, Organizations - Digital Future Coalition. A coalition of non-profit and for-profit organizations that are committed to balanced intellectual property law in the digital environment.

Society, Issues, Intellectual Property, Music Freedom - Against RIAA site. Site arguing against the Recording Industry Association of America.

Society, Issues, Intellectual Property, Music Freedom - Downhill Battle. Non-profit organization promoting a fairer music industry.

Society, Issues, Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources - Commission on Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR). UK Government IPR Commission's website containing background, papers, and conference reports.

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Society, Issues, Intellectual Property, Copyrights - The Eric Eldred Act. A proposition to instate tiny tax designed to move unused copyrighted work into the public domain.