by Doug | Oct 30, 2012 | Association News, John Wiley & Sons vs. Kirtsaeng, Policy & Law
As you know, the ASCDI filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the Kirtsaeng v. Wiley case (in favor of the right to buy and resell legitimately purchased products). There are some really good articles in the Wall Street Journal online and on CNN online about...
by Doug | Oct 29, 2012 | Policy & Law
We will post an update to the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) case #11-697 (John Wiley & Sons vs. Kirtsaeng) regarding owners’ rights and copyright tomorrow afternoon. Two significant events that you’ll want to know about are happening: formation of the...
by Doug | Oct 25, 2012 | Policy & Law, Technology News
El Segundo, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2012)—With only about 21 months remaining until publicly-traded U.S. component manufacturers must disclose their usage of conflict minerals to the federal government, the industry appears to be unprepared, given that about 90 percent of...
by Doug | Oct 16, 2012 | Events, John Wiley & Sons vs. Kirtsaeng, Policy & Law
Expert panel will discuss the launch of a new coalition to advocate for owners’ rights in America and provide insights on the impact of this important case Retailers, libraries, educators, and Internet companies will join together on October 23rd to launch a new...
by Doug | Oct 15, 2012 | Association News, John Wiley & Sons vs. Kirtsaeng, Policy & Law
ASCDI/NATD members, your ownership rights are under attack! Today, you have the right to freely import and resell a wide array of information technology products from around the world. Under current US Copyright law, manufacturers lose the right to restrict resale...
by Doug | Oct 11, 2012 | IT, Policy & Law
London, 11th October 2012 – Commenting on the overturning of the controversial `57 second law’ by the Bundesrat, Germany’s federal council and upper house, Varonis says this is a welcome return to the status quo of data protection in the country. According to David...
