The 1709 Blog: The USA's SOPA- hot off the press

Monday, 16 January 2012

The USA's SOPA- hot off the press - can it be true?

If the examiner.com is to be believed, US Congressman Eric Cantor (Republican) has announced he will stop all action on SOPA. More news on Techdirt.

1 comment:

john walker said...: I am told by an american friend that "put on hold" rather than "kills" would be more accurate; 17 January 2012 06:17

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Handy legal sources

General
Primary Sources of Copyright (1450-1900)
International
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
WIPO Copyright Treaty
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

Universal Copyright Convention
Agreement on Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

European Union
Software Directive
Copyright Term Directive
Database directive

National
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (unofficial consolidated version)
United States Code Ti, 17 Copyrights

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