"Copyright Office Proposes Amendments to Regulations Regarding Section 115." U.S. Copyright Office. 17 July 2008. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2008/349.html.
This was an interesting view on the ways in which copyright laws can be changed within the U.S. Government. With the rapid growth of technology, it has become vital that the government find ways to grow and change with the times. In this press release, the U.S. Copyright Office is attempting to pass an amendment that will allow for legal downloads of music through phonorecords. With this passed, it could create for more opportunities for businesses to generate revenue from their own intellectual property. As copyright piracy has become more and more prevalent, the government has attempted to find ways to alleviate some of the revenues lost for these artists.
"Copyright Office Releases Online Registration of Claims." U.S. Copyright Office. 30 June 2008. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2008/346.html.
This press release shows the U.S. Government's decision to begin allowing copyright registration to take place on the Internet. I was surprised that the government had not already been doing this by this time. Being able to allow artists to register their work through the Web will be beneficial to all parties. The government will not have to face the ungodly task of reviewing every caseload file. They will now have a more neat and organized file to look up electronically. I was surprised, reading this, that they had not made an electronic registration form available to the public much sooner than this. An electronic registration form will now make copyrights a much easier task to finish. It is important that the artists are able to easily register their intellectual property in an organized manner.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
International Websites
Intellectual Property and International Trade. Australian Government Department Foreign Affairs and Trade. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.dfat.gov.au/ip/.
This site showed a different view of intellectual property. It is important to see how other countries view this field. According to this Web site, the field of intellectual property in Australia is valued at around $30 billion. Even though that seems like such a great deal of revenue, it is amazing to know that that is just a fraction of the value of intellectual property in the United States. With most of the top movie studios grossing over $1 billion per year, along with the top studios in other fields, the United States makes a great deal of money from intellectual property. This site also explores into the details of the exploitation of intellectual property. Protecting one's property is a big issue for the government with the convenience of being able to just take the property without having to pay for it.
International Intellectual Property Institute. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.iipi.org/index.asp.
I found this site to be quite "all-encompassing" when it comes to international intellectual property law. It covers every region of the globe, from Africa to Asia and back to the United States. Any news that is relevant, pertaining to intellectual property, will be presented on this site. I also like that it covers every distinguishable area of intellectual property law as well. It has topics ranging from arts and entertainment to news in the medical field. Within each region, you are introduced to workshops and events that are taking place to further the field of learning in intellectual property law. The main goal for this site is for the world to work in unison in regards to intellectual property in order to reach economic sustainability in the field for all people.
This site showed a different view of intellectual property. It is important to see how other countries view this field. According to this Web site, the field of intellectual property in Australia is valued at around $30 billion. Even though that seems like such a great deal of revenue, it is amazing to know that that is just a fraction of the value of intellectual property in the United States. With most of the top movie studios grossing over $1 billion per year, along with the top studios in other fields, the United States makes a great deal of money from intellectual property. This site also explores into the details of the exploitation of intellectual property. Protecting one's property is a big issue for the government with the convenience of being able to just take the property without having to pay for it.
International Intellectual Property Institute. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.iipi.org/index.asp.
I found this site to be quite "all-encompassing" when it comes to international intellectual property law. It covers every region of the globe, from Africa to Asia and back to the United States. Any news that is relevant, pertaining to intellectual property, will be presented on this site. I also like that it covers every distinguishable area of intellectual property law as well. It has topics ranging from arts and entertainment to news in the medical field. Within each region, you are introduced to workshops and events that are taking place to further the field of learning in intellectual property law. The main goal for this site is for the world to work in unison in regards to intellectual property in order to reach economic sustainability in the field for all people.
Statistically-based Sources
Hayes, Simon. "Piracy Stats Don't Add Up." Australian IT. 7 Nov. 2006. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,20713160-15306,00.html.
I liked this source because it really brought to issue one of the biggest dilemmas in the field of intellectual property law. Copyright piracy is something that artists and their lawyers have been battling since the beginning of the World Wide Web. With the Internet, a person can easily find intellectual property and download it without facing a cost to own the work. When a person does this, the artist that created the work does not benefit from owning the property. In this article, it is stating that Australia lost nearly $361 million in revenue for intellectual property. This article is also stating that the numbers may be a little overblown, causing a hyperbole of statistics. Either way, it is still obvious that the advent of the Internet has caused some great financial loss for artists.
"WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity (2007 Edition)." World Intellectual Property Organization. 2007. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/patent_report_2007.html.
This site was absolutely stocked with statistics for patents in the world. I really learned a great deal of information that would be great for an article about patents. According to this site, there were 1.66 million patents filed worldwide in 2005. This was a 7% increase from the year before. This was interesting because the increase was more than was the norm every year since 1995. Since 1995, the average increase of patents filed each year was 4.7%. This site also goes into more detail by breaking the statistics into smaller categories, such as country of origin, residents filing for patents, non-residents filing for patents and many more. I feel that this is a must-have site for a journalist writing about this field because of the abundance of information it gives you. I recommend this site.
I liked this source because it really brought to issue one of the biggest dilemmas in the field of intellectual property law. Copyright piracy is something that artists and their lawyers have been battling since the beginning of the World Wide Web. With the Internet, a person can easily find intellectual property and download it without facing a cost to own the work. When a person does this, the artist that created the work does not benefit from owning the property. In this article, it is stating that Australia lost nearly $361 million in revenue for intellectual property. This article is also stating that the numbers may be a little overblown, causing a hyperbole of statistics. Either way, it is still obvious that the advent of the Internet has caused some great financial loss for artists.
"WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity (2007 Edition)." World Intellectual Property Organization. 2007. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/patent_report_2007.html.
This site was absolutely stocked with statistics for patents in the world. I really learned a great deal of information that would be great for an article about patents. According to this site, there were 1.66 million patents filed worldwide in 2005. This was a 7% increase from the year before. This was interesting because the increase was more than was the norm every year since 1995. Since 1995, the average increase of patents filed each year was 4.7%. This site also goes into more detail by breaking the statistics into smaller categories, such as country of origin, residents filing for patents, non-residents filing for patents and many more. I feel that this is a must-have site for a journalist writing about this field because of the abundance of information it gives you. I recommend this site.
Government Agencies
Intellectual Property Rights Training Program Database. 2008. Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. 28 Aug. 2008. http://www.training.ipr.gov/.
This is quite the site! I received a great deal of links from this database. This site was formed from the IPR Training Coordination Group which is responsible for offering information and training to professionals within the field. It also gives a great deal of information about TRIPs, which is Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. TRIPs is the worldwide agreement about the trading of products that are considered intellectual property. It states that countries owning the intellectual property in question are protected from losing their control of the property across foreign lands. Another thing I really like about this site is the fact that it also has many links to other sources for intellectual property. As a journalist, it is important to be able to view as many sources as possible, and this site is great for that.
United States Patent and Trademark Office. 25 Aug. 2008. The United States Department of Commerce. 28 Aug. 2008 http://uspto.gov/.
This was another great government site. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the premier site to go to to find new breakthroughs and information in the field of intellectual property. This site shares all top news about governmental projects being undertaken. It is also the home for all documents and legislation within this field. I browsed through this site for a great amount of time and was amazed at the abundance of material available to the public. Anyone, from an IP lawyer to an average joe, can access this site and learn about patents, copyrights and trademarks. There are topics on here to show artists and inventors how to file for patents and copyrights on the site. I found this site very easy to navigate and recommend this site for any journalist looking to do some background research on this field.
This is quite the site! I received a great deal of links from this database. This site was formed from the IPR Training Coordination Group which is responsible for offering information and training to professionals within the field. It also gives a great deal of information about TRIPs, which is Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. TRIPs is the worldwide agreement about the trading of products that are considered intellectual property. It states that countries owning the intellectual property in question are protected from losing their control of the property across foreign lands. Another thing I really like about this site is the fact that it also has many links to other sources for intellectual property. As a journalist, it is important to be able to view as many sources as possible, and this site is great for that.
United States Patent and Trademark Office. 25 Aug. 2008. The United States Department of Commerce. 28 Aug. 2008 http://uspto.gov/.
This was another great government site. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the premier site to go to to find new breakthroughs and information in the field of intellectual property. This site shares all top news about governmental projects being undertaken. It is also the home for all documents and legislation within this field. I browsed through this site for a great amount of time and was amazed at the abundance of material available to the public. Anyone, from an IP lawyer to an average joe, can access this site and learn about patents, copyrights and trademarks. There are topics on here to show artists and inventors how to file for patents and copyrights on the site. I found this site very easy to navigate and recommend this site for any journalist looking to do some background research on this field.
For-Profit Businesses
American Intellectual Property Law Association. 2008. AIPLA. 28 Aug. 2008 https://www.aipla.org/template.cfm.
This site seems very beneficial to be a part of if you are an intellectual property lawyer. It has a great deal of variety from the site. It is a site that you have to pay to receive all the information you may be looking for though. That makes the site seem a little too excessive. There are other sites that do not ask for a fee that can give you the information you are looking for when writing an article. One thing this site does have is more background information about the basics of intellectual property. I found this site interesting because, as someone who is interested in possibly pursuing a career in this field, it offers every opportunity to learn more about the field and appreciate its intricacies and differences from other fields of law. It also offers many contacts that are ready to help answer any questions a person may have about the field.
The New York Intellectual Property Law Association. NYIPLA. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.nyipla.org/.
This site is much like the one above but with more of a regional feel. The site above was based on a more national level while this site focuses on the work taking place within the New York area. One thing I liked about this site more than the AIPLA site was that it was more direct with its basic information. Because the site is focused on a smaller area, it is a smaller more compact site. I was able to find background information very easily. I liked that they put all of their information in basic terms. For example, they spelled out all aspects of trademarks and copyrights. I had a better understanding of the terms just by reading their thorough definitions. Although much of the information on the site would only be suitable for one area of the country, it offers links to other sites that could also be of assistance.
This site seems very beneficial to be a part of if you are an intellectual property lawyer. It has a great deal of variety from the site. It is a site that you have to pay to receive all the information you may be looking for though. That makes the site seem a little too excessive. There are other sites that do not ask for a fee that can give you the information you are looking for when writing an article. One thing this site does have is more background information about the basics of intellectual property. I found this site interesting because, as someone who is interested in possibly pursuing a career in this field, it offers every opportunity to learn more about the field and appreciate its intricacies and differences from other fields of law. It also offers many contacts that are ready to help answer any questions a person may have about the field.
The New York Intellectual Property Law Association. NYIPLA. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.nyipla.org/.
This site is much like the one above but with more of a regional feel. The site above was based on a more national level while this site focuses on the work taking place within the New York area. One thing I liked about this site more than the AIPLA site was that it was more direct with its basic information. Because the site is focused on a smaller area, it is a smaller more compact site. I was able to find background information very easily. I liked that they put all of their information in basic terms. For example, they spelled out all aspects of trademarks and copyrights. I had a better understanding of the terms just by reading their thorough definitions. Although much of the information on the site would only be suitable for one area of the country, it offers links to other sites that could also be of assistance.
Non-Profit Associations
National Intellectual Property Researchers Association. 2000. NIPRA. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.nipra.org/.
The National Intellectual Property Researchers Association is a site that really surprised me. I was amazed at the amount of work this site does, especially for a non-profit organization. Their site states that they work each day to "have rapid and unhindered access to patent and trademark information, and that the information the USPTO disseminates be of the highest possible accuracy, reliability and retrievability". They act as a watch dog of the government and their handling of the field of intellectual property law. They review patent, trademark and copyright filings each day. They are an interesting source because of the amount of research they do on the field. The NIPRA is a site to check out for sure.
World Intellectual Property Organization. WIPO. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en.
Talk about a site with some variety! The World Intellectual Property Organization is a by-product of the United Nations and its goal is "developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest". This site includes a great deal of information about international treaties between countries as well as background information about intellectual property law. This site also offers a great deal of news and event information pertaining to the field, as well as training databases to teach people about the uses of intellectual property and how to protect your own work.
The National Intellectual Property Researchers Association is a site that really surprised me. I was amazed at the amount of work this site does, especially for a non-profit organization. Their site states that they work each day to "have rapid and unhindered access to patent and trademark information, and that the information the USPTO disseminates be of the highest possible accuracy, reliability and retrievability". They act as a watch dog of the government and their handling of the field of intellectual property law. They review patent, trademark and copyright filings each day. They are an interesting source because of the amount of research they do on the field. The NIPRA is a site to check out for sure.
World Intellectual Property Organization. WIPO. 28 Aug. 2008 http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en.
Talk about a site with some variety! The World Intellectual Property Organization is a by-product of the United Nations and its goal is "developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest". This site includes a great deal of information about international treaties between countries as well as background information about intellectual property law. This site also offers a great deal of news and event information pertaining to the field, as well as training databases to teach people about the uses of intellectual property and how to protect your own work.
Online Reference Sites
Nayak, Anuradha, and Manish Lakhawat. "Cybersquatting and Trademark Infringement." ICFAI Journal of Cyber Law 7 (2008): 54-60. Aug. 2008. Ohio University. EBSCOhost. Alden Library, Athens. 28 Aug. 2008.
EBSCOhost did a great job, like always, with helping me find a great article that would be very helpful for this field. This article covered information about cybersquatting and trademark infringement. I learned, from this article, that cybersquatting is the act of controlling a Web site that is not owned by that person. By cybersquatting on a site, you are able to receive the profits from a site that someone else had earned. I also learned about trademark infringement, which involves a business of some sort using the trademark of another business in order to make profits. This was a great site that offered so many examples about problems within the field of intellectual property. Lets face it, as a journalist, we will probably be writing most articles about problems that took place within the field. This site gives great information to make any journalist seem like an expert.
Segan, Sascha. "Copyrights- and Wrongs." PC Magazine Aug. 2008: 54-54. Aug. 2008. Ohio University. EBSCOhost. Alden Library, Athens. 28 Aug. 2008.
I really liked this article as well. I also found this through EBSCOhost. This article shows a negative view on intellectual property law. The man who wrote this article is against the idea of copyright laws. This is because he feels that copyrights take away from the progress of science. He is against the thought of profiting from a copyright 50 years after creating the work. In today's society, once you copyright something it is yours for life and also is your property years after your demise. I do agree with what this writer is saying and it really gives you a great break from all of the positive, monotonous news about intellectual property law. It does not provide a great deal of facts but helps give journalists a feel for what some of the public feels about intellectual property law.
EBSCOhost did a great job, like always, with helping me find a great article that would be very helpful for this field. This article covered information about cybersquatting and trademark infringement. I learned, from this article, that cybersquatting is the act of controlling a Web site that is not owned by that person. By cybersquatting on a site, you are able to receive the profits from a site that someone else had earned. I also learned about trademark infringement, which involves a business of some sort using the trademark of another business in order to make profits. This was a great site that offered so many examples about problems within the field of intellectual property. Lets face it, as a journalist, we will probably be writing most articles about problems that took place within the field. This site gives great information to make any journalist seem like an expert.
Segan, Sascha. "Copyrights- and Wrongs." PC Magazine Aug. 2008: 54-54. Aug. 2008. Ohio University. EBSCOhost. Alden Library, Athens. 28 Aug. 2008.
I really liked this article as well. I also found this through EBSCOhost. This article shows a negative view on intellectual property law. The man who wrote this article is against the idea of copyright laws. This is because he feels that copyrights take away from the progress of science. He is against the thought of profiting from a copyright 50 years after creating the work. In today's society, once you copyright something it is yours for life and also is your property years after your demise. I do agree with what this writer is saying and it really gives you a great break from all of the positive, monotonous news about intellectual property law. It does not provide a great deal of facts but helps give journalists a feel for what some of the public feels about intellectual property law.
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