JOB LOSSES IN EUROPE AND ” ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS”: MYTHS AND REALITY 1. IT IS GROSSLY FALSE TO DIRECTLY RELATE THE NUMBER OF PIRATED DOWNLOADS WITH NET JOB LOSSES IN EUROPE. Studies that blame Internet downloads for massive job losses reflect…
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Meeting of the U.S.-EU IPR Enforcement Working Group
A meeting of the EU-U.S. IPR Enforcement Working Group took place today, September 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. The TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) and the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue were both invited to the event, which was entitled “IPR Enforcement Working…
Agenda for TACD Meeting with U.S. Gov’t IP Experts
Below is the agenda for TACD’s meeting with U.S. Government IP experts next Wednesday, August 19. Representatives from the USTR, Department of State, Department of Commerce, USPTO, the Copyright Office, and Customs will be present. We expect this to be…
TACD signs open letter to USTR making recommendations on transparency
TACD recently joined seven other civil society organizations in signing a memorandum to the U.S. Trade Representative offering recommendations on how to improve transparency in international negotiations.