Summary of ACTA

Notes on ACTA: By: Kristine Holm What is ACTA? Although SOPA and PIPA have been shelved for the time being, there is another regulation on the horizon that has raised many of the same concerns as these two bills. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a trade agreement designed to implement international standards for intellectual […]

Megaupload Saga Continues…

Megaupload Saga Continues: Seven People Criminally Charged with Copyright Infringement and Conspiracy; Site is Seized by DOJ By: Kristine Holm Seven executives connected to the Megaupload site were indicted yesterday by the Department of Justice (DOJ), four of whom were also arrested, in what the DOJ is calling one of the “largest criminal copyright cases […]

Summary of SOPA and PIPA

Update January 20, 2012 I. Summary of SOPA II. Summary of PIPA III. Criticisms of SOPA/PIPA IV. Proponents of SOPA A. BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS B. HOUSE SPONSORS V. PROPONENTS OF PIPA A. BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONS B. SENATE SPONSORS VI. CRITICS OF SOPA and PIPA     I. SUMMARY OF SOPA SOPA is a bill that is in the House of […]

Failure to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act may cost your company millions

By: LillianTan Pfizer recently agreed to pay out over $60 million to settle U.S. government investigations into whether the company paid bribes to boost business overseas in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, et seq. The investigations prompted several pharmaceutical companies to develop anti-bribery compliance programs to identify foreign doctors […]