TechBytes

New York Times columnist Thomas L.

Amidst the headline grabbing economic crisis a bipartisan group of senators, led by Pat Leahy (D-VT) and Arlen Specter (R-PA), is fighting to enact The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act (S.

“The world's intellectual property system is broken, stopping lifesaving technologies from reaching the people who need them most in developed and developing countries, according to a report released in Ottawa today by an international coalition of experts.

Technology continually makes new products and services available to consumers.

There is a growing tendency for federal agencies to make policy through the antitrust merger review process whether at the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, or the Justice Department—extracting policy commitments from companies while they are at the mercy of a regulatory agency during a merger review.

Going to meetings, to class, or engaging customers in person has gotten much more expensive—to the tune of $4.

Those famous lyrics from “New York, New York” just might have to be changed, at least for online retailers.

The apparent collapse of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Doha round of trade talks is indefensible.

One current intellectual property debate is whether or not radio broadcasters should be required to license the music they play over the air.

Since the annual meeting of the G8 is one of the most significant policy events of the year, it was a positive sign that “Protection of Intellectual Property Rights” was prominent on the list of global economic issues discussed by G8 leaders in Japan.