- The Enola Bean Patent Controversy: Biopiracy, Novelty and Fish-And-ChipsBy: Gillian N. Rattray Should traditional knowledge be patentable? As the number of patents filed by large corporations for native crops has increased, activists have become concerned about the economic effects of these patents ...
- An Interview With Caspar BowdenBy: Joseph Goodman Caspar Bowden (cb@fipr.org) is the author of a recent DLTR article, Closed Circuit Television for Inside Your Head: Blanket Traffic Data Retention and the EmergencyAnti-Terrorism Legislation. He is the Director of ...
- Court Gives Thumbs-Up for Use of Thumbnail Pictures OnlineBy: Kelly Donohue In the online world, where intellectual property rights can be violated with the simple click of a mouse, innovation sometimes finds itself engaged in a game of chicken with the law. ...
- Closed Circuit Television for Inside Your Head: Blanket Traffic Data Retention and the Emergency Anti-Terrorism LegislationBy: Caspar Bowden Caspar Bowden, Director of the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR), explains the technical and legal context of unprecedented new surveillance capabilities, with particular reference to the UK’s Regulation of Investigatory ...
- Everyone’s a Critic: Defamation and Anonymity on the InternetBy: Allison Stiles Internet publishing is easy and has become commonplace in ourtechnology-focused society. Although this type of publication can beexciting and helpful for those interested in communicating an idea, theissue of anonymous speech ...