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Robin Gross and IP Justice

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the that-other-ip dept.

ethereal writes "According to this news.com article, former EFF attorney Robin Gross is starting up a new group called IP Justice in order to 'promote balance in global intellectual property law.' Her greatest fear? 'That we're too late.'"

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  1. Re:It's never too late by warmcat · · Score: 4, Informative

    Prohibition.

  2. IP Justice site by Diabolical · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here is a link to their site:

    IP Justice

  3. Re:The rest of the world. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative
    Indeed.

    I happen to live in the part of the Europe that GWB would probably mistake for a one of those nice and friendly Eastern European countries if he were shown us on the map. I haven't heard of any active EFF like groups in Europe either.

  4. Re:The rest of the world. by lovebyte · · Score: 3, Informative

    You are wrong when you say they are not very vocal. But you are right if you mean you cannot hear them much.

    If you are in France, click here :eucd.info (part of FSF). If you are elsewhere in old Europe, this page (in French) gives you links to other country's equivalents.

    I am donating 100 good old euros. You too can help!

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  5. About Robin Gross by Infonaut · · Score: 2, Informative
    I attended a meeting of the Intellectual Property Society, at which Robin Gross spoke. She seemed very well-versed in intellectual property matters, and passionate about redressing current imbalances that favor corporate entities at the expense of us commoners. Her speech started with a brief history of IP laws in the United States, going back to the founding fathers.

    Robin illuminated the important notion that IP laws were developed *for the good of society*. That's an important item to keep in mind as we struggle back and forth with arguments about whether IP laws are supposed to protect individual inventors or big companies. In fact, they're to help the well-being of society as a whole.

    I'm glad to see that Robin has started this group, and I expect that she'll draw some talented and smart people with her.

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  6. Left one out... by joebeone · · Score: 3, Informative

    Our poster left out the recently formed Alliance for Digital Progress with giants like MS, Intel, Cisco, etc. that also aims to fight anti-piracy policy initiatives in the name of protecting innovation. Here's the recent news on the ADP. They have no site yet, it appears...