Sharing Knowledge for a Price (New York Times)
SIIA was featured in a spotlight of letters to the editor regarding free access to research journals papers.  The letter was in response to an article that ran in the Times titled, “Should All Research Papers Be Free?”

Judge Delays Latest Apple v. Samsung Patent Trial (San Jose Mercury News)
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh decided to postpone a retrial on damages questions in the infamous 2012 Apple v. Samsung patent case.

New York Senator Proposes Tax Credit for Open-Source Developers (The Register)
A New York Senate Bill would allow open-source programmers to reclaim twenty percent of the out-of-pocket cost of building and sharing open-source code.  However, the rebate only allows for a maximum annual benefit of $200 per person.

Reps. Renew Effort to Troll for ‘Patent Trolls’ (Broadcasting & Cable)
Reps. Tony Cardenas and Blake Farenthold introduced a bipartisan bill called the Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act.  This bill would require patent trolls to have a “vested” interest in the patents they are trying to protect which would include the development of a product.

Toonz Software Used by Studio Ghibli is Now Free and Open Source (Wired)
The software used to create Hayao Miyazaki’s anime features has been acquired by Japanese telecommunications company, Dwango who is planning on releasing it openly.

Christopher Mohr is General Counsel and VP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement at SIIA.