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Why IP should be kept out of TAFTA

Written by Marcel Warmerdam on 27/03/2013

IP doesn’t only stand for Internet Protocol but also for Intellectual Property. For a very long time intellectual property was safely captured through copyright and patent acts. But increasingly 19th and 20th century’s copyright and patent legislation is out of sync with an IT reality that enables copying and distributing at the speed of light. […] Read more »

SOPA PIPA Soap Opera

Written by Marcel Warmerdam on 23/01/2012

It may not be common knowledge over here but the US government is preparing a law to curb piracy of intellectual property in a way that could have far reaching consequences for people and businesses in and outside the US. While there is hardly any doubt that defending intellectual property is a good thing, the […] Read more »