Bsa business software alliance bsa changes in laws governing protection. Message from jesse feder to paul twomey pdf, 9 kb, director of. We make no assumptions about how these individuals might rule or what kind of parties they might favor e. Max planck institute for intellectual property jesse m. David strickler, jesse feder to serve as economics, copyright experts. Feder director of international trade and intellectual property 2028725500 as director of international trade and intellectual property, jesse feder oversees the business software alliance s global efforts to improve levels of intellectual property protection and market access for computer software. Thank you for inviting the business software alliance to appear today. The latest version is less specific than earlier drafts in some areas, but the proposed agreement makes an important statement that software piracy is a criminal offense, said jesse feder, bsas. Bsa is the leading advocate for the global software industry before governments and in the international marketplace. An antipiracy group representing major software vendors is being criticized by a midsized manufacturing business that was forced to pay a large fine, and an internet law expert twelve.
Alex shively, director of government relations, business. Jesse feder page 3 based on the experiences of the bsas member companies both as developers of encryption technologies, and as users of such technologies to prevent piracy of ed software that the provisions of subsection 1201 g provide a sound balance, and that current marketplace experience does. Jesse feder, director and counsel for intermational trade and intellectual property, business software alliance, washington, dc panel iv. Jesse feder chief copyright royalty judge copyright. Judge jesse feder will replace departing chief us royalty judge suzanne barnett, the librarian of congress, carla hayden, has announced. Count the antipiracy group business software alliance. Oct 15, 2009 secret acta treaty cant be shown to public, just 42 lawyers.
The software alliance, also known as bsa, is a trade group established by microsoft corporation in 1988 and representing a number of the worlds largest software makers and is a member of the international intellectual property alliance. Captured systemic bias at the us copyright office final. Bsa is a nonprofit trade association created to advance the goals of the software and information technology industries. Dan miller at business software alliance contact details. Jesse feder page 3 based on the experiences of the bsas member companies both as developers of encryption technologies, and as users of such technologies to prevent piracy of ed. The business software alliance is an association of the worlds leading software companies and their hardware partners. China trade and investment on pacific northwest industries. Security imperative, business opportunity june 2018 bsa global software survey in brief a round the world, software has become one of the most ubiquitous and essential. Feder, who currently serves as a judge on the board, has previously worked as director of international trade and intellectual property for the business software alliance, as acting associate.
Strasser as interim royalty judge to fill feders vacant seat on the threemember. Librarian of congress carla hayden announced her selection of steve ruwe to the position of royalty judge. As director of international trade and intellectual property, jesse feder oversees the business software alliances global efforts to improve levels of intellectual property protection and market access for. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. The business software alliance bsa submits the following in response to icanns call for public comments regarding changes to whois. Chamber of commerce both voiced support for the new version of acta, even though.
I dont think the increase is something to be alarmed about, said jesse feder, director of international trade and intellectual property at the business software alliance bsa in. Bsa represents the worlds leading commercial developers of software, hardware and internet technologies, some of which are based in the pacific northwest and all of. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Business software alliance, 27 october 2007, bsa submission in icann. The business software alliance bsa, a trade group representing large software vendors, and the u. White house shares the acta internet text with 42 washington. As director of international trade and intellectual property, jesse feder oversees the business software alliances global efforts to improve levels of intellectual property protection and market access for computer software. Feder will be replacing chief judge suzanne barnett who, having served in. Alex shively director of government relations 2028725500 as director of government relations, alex shively oversees the business software alliances efforts to encourage commercial software. Count the antipiracy group business software alliance bsa. Ron hira, assistant professor, public policy, rochester.
Legal solutions blog researching the new copyright royalty. Washington, dc, for business software alliance, amicus curiae. He served the business software alliance for many years, an organization that has arguably favored a maximalist interpretation of law. I am pleased to appoint judge feder to this important position, hayden said.
Alex shively director of government relations 2028725500 as director of government relations, alex shively oversees the business software alliances efforts to encourage commercial software innovation around the world. The crb has a new system for viewing filings online called ecrb. Translation for jesse in the free englishfrench dictionary and many other french translations. Librarian of congress names new chief copyright royalty. Software freedom law center new yorkers for fair use 1995 broadway, 17th floor 622a president street new york, ny 10023 brooklyn, ny 11215 steven j. United states copyright office library of congress 101. Business software alliance latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Conservation online resources for conservation professionals, a project. Before joining bsa, shively served as legislative director for senator saxby chambliss. As director of international trade and intellectual property, jesse feder oversees the business software alliance s global efforts to improve levels of intellectual property protection and market access for computer software. Library of congress names new chief copyright judge law360. We may assume that this database cannot be ed, although it is more.
Copyright office mulls jailbreaking exemption thehill. Oct 07, 2010 the business software alliance bsa, a trade group representing large software vendors, and the u. Trade and intellectual property for the business software alliance. Librarian of congress names new chief copyright royalty judge. Copyright web sites stanford copyright and fair use center. Business software alliance blogs, comments and archive news on. In bilski, the supreme court decided that business methods are patentable and rejected the federal circuits machineortransformation test as the sole test of subject matter. Business software alliance 200420 7 beyond the revolving door, frequent gatheringsboth formal and informalof office staff and industry.
In general, i handle the international portfolio at bsa, working with the various federal government agencies that deal with trade and ip policy, and coordinating with the policy. Security imperative, business opportunity june 2018 bsa global software survey in brief a round the world, software has become one of the most ubiquitous and essential tools businesses use to perform their most fundamental everyday tasks from tracking sales, maintaining books, targeting markets, communicating with. Librarian of congress carla hayden today announced her selection of judge jesse feder as the new chief royalty judge and head of the copyright royalty board. Feder will replace outgoing chief judge suzanne barnett, who will retire from federal service on february 16 th.
Emery simon, business software alliance bsa jesse feder, business software alliance bsa. This submission is made on behalf ofthe business software alliance bsa and its member companies. Feder, business software alliance, washington, dc dr. Familiar face at copyright royalty board is new chief judge 2. Familiar face at copyright royalty board is new chief. Conservation online resources for conservation professionals, a project of the preservation department of stanford university libraries. The business software alliance bsa1 is pleased to participate in todays hearing on the impact of u. Chamber of commerce both voiced support for the new version of acta, even though some. The business software alliance is pleased to respond to the questions posed in your letter of june 21, 2012, as follows. Its principal activity is trying to stop infringement of software produced by its members. Marcus courtney, washington a lliance of technology workers cwa local 37083, seattle, wa dr. Hayden has selected feder to replace barnett following barnettas retirement on 15 february. Join facebook to connect with jesse feder and others you may know.
Carla hayden has selected judge jesse feder as the new chief copyright. An antipiracy group representing major software vendors is being criticized by a midsized manufacturing business that was forced to pay a large fine, and an internet law expert. As director of international trade and intellectual property, jesse feder oversees the business software alliances global efforts to improve levels of intellectual. Jesse feder chief copyright royalty judge copyright royalty. Chairman and members of the committee, my name is jesse feder. Library of congress appoints copyright royalty judges. Fruchterman, benetech 22 manon ress, knowledge ecology international. Software piracy sails on in canada it world canada news. Google is not a member of bsa, and bsa has no nonpublic information about the. The software alliance, also known as bsa, is a trade group established by microsoft corporation in 1988 and representing a number of the worlds largest software makers and is a member of the international. Some crb filings dated june 16, 2017, or earlier are available through ecrb. Librarian of congress appoints two copyright royalty judges. On february 11, 2019, librarian of congress carla hayden announced that judge jesse feder will serve as the new chief royalty judge and head. May 06, 20 feder has more than 20 years experience in and intellectual property law, most recently serving since 2004 as director of international trade and intellectual property for the business software alliance.
As director of international trade and intellectual property for the business software alliance bsa, jesse m. Its members are among the worlds most innovative companies, creating software solutions that spark the economy and improve modern life. Publishers and readers college art association conference report 2003. Librarian of congress appoints a new chief copyright royalty. Feder replaces suzanne barnett, who became chief royalty judge in 2012 and will retire feb. I oversaw and carried out bsas global efforts to improve levels of. Librarian of congress appoints a new chief copyright. English from business software alliance, we have jesse feder. Prior to his appointment, judge feder served as the director of international trade and intellectual property at the business software alliance. A group of software vendors thinks thats a good idea. Feder, business software alliance 18 christopher friend, world blind union 19 allan adler, association of american publishers 20 dr. Hayden has selected feder to replace barnett following. Feder oversees the alliance s global efforts to improve levels of intellectual property protection and market access for computer software. Feder as director of international trade and intellectual property, feder oversees the business software alliances global efforts to improve levels of intellectual property protection and market.
Feder will replace outgoing chief judge suzanne barnett, who will retire from. Feder will take up the role effective the day after. Feder as director of international trade and intellectual property, feder oversees the business software alliance s global efforts to improve levels of intellectual property protection and market access for computer software. Bsa is active in more than 80 countries, including, of course, canada. Business software alliance biography i am currently director of international trade and intellectual property for the business software alliance.