10/10/2008
Back to Basics on Property Rights (Scoop.co.nz)
Last week New Zealand’s major business organisations released a new report designed to promote a wider understanding among New Zealanders of the importance of security of property rights.
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10/09/2008
Rwanda: Intellectual Property Rights Bill Passed (AllAfrica.com)
Senate has approved the bill on protection of Intellectual Property Rights and effective enforcement mechanisms.
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10/12/2008
Syria: Women miss out on property rights (Kurdish Media)
IWPR (10 October 2008): Women in the rural region of Deir al-Zur in northeastern Syria are being deprived of their rights to inherit property because local communities apply traditional custom and practice rather than national laws.
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10/12/2008
Sarah Palin raises issue of urban renewal, eminent domain (Coeur d'Alene Press)
Republican vice presidential candidate (and Alaska's governor) Sarah Palin, talked about personal property rights last week. She spoke of the 2005 Supreme Court case Kelo v. City of New London and vehemently disagreed with the high court's ruling.
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10/11/2008
Fake branded watches worth over Rs 10 cr seized (IE via Yahoo! India News)
Acting on an information received from the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (EIPR), the MRA Marg police on Saturday raided four shops in the Musafirkhana area in South Mumbai and seized watches with fake brands worth over Rs 10 crore.
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10/11/2008
Property owners feel desperation (Daily Record)
Now that I have no collateral because the state has taken away my property rights and my equity under the Highlands Act, I have to choose between making the mortgage payment or having electricity and heat. My home and my business are intertwined.
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10/11/2008
Hunting-dog owners try to keep opponents at bay (The Daily News)
RICHMOND, Va. — In a state considered the American birthplace of hunting with hounds, George Washington’s favorite sport has become a target for some Virginia landowners who say baying dogs and their owners are trampling property rights.
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10/09/2008
China wins 2-1 in U.S. IP case at WTO: source (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has found in China's favor in two out of three counts in a case involving protection of intellectual property rights brought by the United States, a trade source said on Thursday.
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10/10/2008
Property rights at center of Forest Service designation (Ruidoso News)
Ruidoso village councilors will consider adoption of a resolution Tuesday opposing the designation of U.S. Forest Service "Roadless and Wilderness Waters" as Outstanding National Resource Waters in New Mexico.
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10/10/2008
Namibia: Government Urged to Act on Piracy (AllAfrica.com)
The Copyright Society of Namibia (NASCAM) has expressed its disappointment in the Government for allegedly ignoring calls by the organisation to clampdown on violation of intellectual property rights through piracy and counterfeit production.
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