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(Taiwan) Amendment for TRIPS passed by the legislature

The Legislative Yuan approved the first reading of an amendment to a WTO agreement yesterday, which will allow Taiwanese pharmaceutical companies to make cheaper generic drugs for underdeveloped countries to combat fatal diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and bird flu.

(Taiwan) Amendment for TRIPS passed by the legislature

The Legislative Yuan approved the first reading of an amendment to a WTO agreement yesterday, which will allow Taiwanese pharmaceutical companies to make cheaper generic drugs for underdeveloped countries to combat fatal diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and bird flu.

Amendment for TRIPS passed by the legislature

The WTO has requested that all its members obtain the approval of their lawmakers to make it easier to sell low-cost generic drugs to poor countries

Trade: No change in positions on TRIPS disclosure, "parallelism" by Kanaga Raja (28 June 08)

Raja) -- Positions remained unchanged at a TRIPS Council meeting Tuesday on the issue of amending the TRIPS agreement to require patent applicants to disclose the origin of genetic material, as well as whether the three issues of GI register, GI extension and TRIPS disclosure should be included in the "horizontal" negotiations ("parallelism").

Dewan Rakyat Postpones NS Bill To Make Way For Pension Bills

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- The Dewan Rakyat Thursday postponed debating the National Service Training Bill (Amendment) 2008 to make way for the debate on the Pension Bill (Amendment) 2008 and the Local Government and Statutory Bodies Pension Bill (Amendment) 2008.

Lords vote for personal data amendment

If approved by MPs in the House of Commons, the amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill could become law. This would mean it would be a criminal offence to "intentionally or recklessly disclose information contained in personal data to another person, repeatedly and negligently allow information to be contained in personal data to be disclosed, or intentionally or recklessly fail to comply with (their) duties".

Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-65 Millstone Power...

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Sheraton executive passes eCommerce programme

doha • Sheraton Doha Resort and Convention Hotel's eCommerce Executive, Luis Zapanta, successfully passed the eCommerce Management Programme conducted by the eCollege — Hotelschool the Hague Performance Management B.V., recently. Luis participated in the online programme for the February 2008 term, which ran for six consecutive weeks, and passed with flying colours. The programme encompasses six modules including business, marketing, eCRM and analysis and evaluation.

More steps needed to protect our private data

After procrastinating for years, the ruling and opposition camps have finally reached a consensus on a draft amendment to the Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law (¹q¸£­Ó¤H¸ê®Æ«OÅ@ªk). The amendment will drastically increase fines in a bid to put an end to frequent leaks of personal data.

H.R. 4279 Would Establish Federal IP Cops

MrSnivvel writes "H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008, is gaining momentum in Congress. It passed the House a few days back. It would allow the Feds to seize hardware that has even one file coming from 'dubious origins,' e.g. downloaded from P2P. If passed into law, the bill would establish an Intellectual Property Enforcement Division within the office of the Deputy Attorney General. Rep. John Conyers says the goal is to 'prioritize intellectual property protection to the highest level of our government.'"

Why The 'Third Party Doctrine' Undermines Online Privacy Protections

There's been an interesting discussion going on between my colleague Jim Harper and legal scholar Orrin Kerr about the third party doctrine, the legal principle that, in effect, you lose your Fourth Amendment rights when you relinquish information to a third party. The doctrine has become increasingly important with the rise of modern technology because we now entrust a host of private data -- including our email, cell phone calling data, credit card transactions, and more -- to private companies, and the third party doctrine would seem to suggest that Fourth Amendment protections would not extend to such information. A couple of weeks ago, Kerr posted a draft paper defending the doctrine, arguing that it brings clarity and simplicity to privacy law and avoids the need for "a complex framework of sui generis rules.

France Seeks To Push 3-Strikes Law Across Europe

quanticle writes "As you may recall, France previously threatened to cut off broadband access for file sharers. However, after lobbying by the public, the legislation failed in the National Assembly. Now, the government of Nicolas Sarkozy is trying to revive the the measure by pushing it as an amendment to the pan-European Telecoms Package. This amendment has the potential to impose 3-strikes across Europe, not just in France."

AIBS ASKS LOUISIANA HOUSE MEMBERS TO OPPOSE BAD SCIENCE BILL

WASHINGTON, DC — On Monday, June 9, 2008, the American Institute of Biological Sciences sent a letter to members of the Louisiana House of Representatives asking that they oppose SB 733, the "Louisiana Science Education Act," introduced by Louisiana State Senator Ben Nevers (D-Bogalusa). The legislation, if passed, would pose a real threat to science education in Louisiana's public schools. SB 733 has passed the Louisiana Senate and is pending final passage in the Louisiana House today.

Dodd, Feingold To Try and Filibuster Immunity Bill

shma writes "This morning the senate has a scheduled cloture vote to cut off debate on the FISA bill which grants retroactive immunity to telecoms who engaged in warrantless wiretapping. Senators Russ Feingold and Christopher Dodd have pledged to try and filibuster the bill, but require the vote of 40 senators to keep the filibuster alive. The article states that a similar "threatened filibuster failed in February, when the Senate passed a measure that granted amnesty and largely legalized the President's secret warrantless wiretapping programs." Should they lose the cloture vote, the bill is all but assured of passing. A proposed amendment stripping the immunity provision from the bill is also expected to fail."

Student passed driving test - despite crash

Student Gareth Purslow, 20, hit a Ford Puma as it pulled out from a parking bay, reports the Daily Mirror.

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Hawaii Legislature Passes Shield Law Protecting Bloggers, too

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NASA ROA 2008 Amendment 5 released

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Amazon Fights for First Amendment

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Gov't to draft amendment to Landlords and Tenants Law, post it online

Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Senate President Zeid Rifai, Lower House Speaker Abdul Hadi Majali and Deputy Abdul Karim Dughmi attend a meeting to discuss the Landlords and Tenants Law on Monday (Petra photo)

Trade Unions call for REACH amendment to cover nanomaterials

European labour unions have called on the European Commission to amend the REACH regulation on chemicals to better protect workers against nanomaterials throughout their lifecycle. Their call comes shortly after the EU executive argued that nanotech is already covered by existing EU regulation. "Workers all along the production chain from laboratories through to manufacturing, transport, shop shelves, cleaning, maintenance and waste management" are exposed to nanomaterials manufactured and placed on the market without true knowledge of their potential impacts on human health and the environment, states a resolutionPdf external adopted by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) on 25 June. The confederation calls on the Commission to amend the bloc's chemicals legislation (REACH) to cover nanomaterials manufactured or imported below

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