Schapiro, Head of S.E.C., Announces Departure – US Business News

Mary L. Schapiro, who overhauled the Securities and Exchange Commission after the financial crisis, announced Monday that she is stepping down as chairwoman of the agency. The New York Times reports.   Original post on cnbc.com    Comments on reddit.com   

The Biggest Threat to Free Speech and Intellectual Property That You’ve Never Heard Of

As we have seen in the failed attempts of SOPA/PIPA, and the floundering Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, intellectual property (“IP”) laws are often poorly constructed, hastily proposed and ultimately both ineffective and potentially abusive. Now, the latest threat to fr…   Original post on aclu.org    Comments on reddit.com   

LEAKED! TPP: the Son of ACTA will oblige America and other countries to throw out privacy, free speech and due process for easier copyright enforcement – Boing Boing

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the son of ACTA, a secretive copyright and trade treaty being negotiated by the Pacific Rim nations, including the USA and Canada. As with ACTA, the secretive negotiation process means that the treaty’s provisions represent an extremist corporate agenda where due process, privacy and free expression are tossed out the window [...]   Original post on boingboing.net    Comments on reddit.com   

California Starts Up a Privacy Enforcement Unit – Threat Level – Wired.com

Watch out, Silicon Valley, there’s a new startup in town and its gunning for you. California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Thursday she’s created a unit intended to actually enforce federal and state privacy laws.   Original post on wired.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Enough, Already: The SOPA Debate Ignores How Much Copyright Protection We Already Have – Margot Kaminski – Technology – The Atlantic

When it comes to copyright enforcement, American content companies are already armed to the teeth, yet they persist in using secretly negotiated trade agreements to further their agenda.   Original post on theatlantic.com    Comments on reddit.com