Peter K Yu is Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law. Born and raised in Hong Kong, he held the Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law at Drake University Law School. He also served as Wenlan Scholar Chair Professor at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan, China and a visiting professor of law at the University of Haifa, the University of Hong Kong and the University of Strasbourg.
Trump's trade policy is more predictable and less isolationist than critics think
Feb 02, 2017 03:50 am UTC| Insights & Views
In his first full week in office, President Donald Trump unleashed a whirlwind of actions that have deep ramifications for U.S. trade. Although critics have labeled the actions unpredictable, isolationist and chaotic, they...
TPP trade pact still needs improvements to protect governments from foreign suits
Feb 15, 2016 10:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Earlier this month, a dozen Asia Pacific countries including Australia, Canada, Japan and the U.S. signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement in Auckland, New Zealand. Despite the fanfare, the agreement will...
Netflix’s VPN ban cannot cure TV studios’ chronic headaches
Feb 01, 2016 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
In mid-January, Netflix announced a ban on the use of proxies, unblockers and virtual private networks (VPNs) all technical work-arounds to view movies and TV programs unavailable in the subscribers country. This...
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