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Canwest on Canadian Copyright Reform Plans

Canwest has a feature on the government's plans for copyright reform.  The piece confirms that a bill is coming this spring.  It also quotes an industry source as saying that plans to adopt a more liberal system have been dropped after lobbying from music, movie, and copyright collectives.

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April 19, 2010 18 comments News

SAC: Legalize File Sharing

The Songwriters Association of Canada's Eddie Schwartz has an opinion piece in the Mark News calling for the legalization of file sharing and the adoption of a new voluntary fee system.

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April 19, 2010 3 comments News

ACTA Participants Agree To Release Draft Text Next Week

The New Zealand round of ACTA negotiations concluded earlier today with participants promising to release the draft text next week. This obviously represents a major new development that reflects the mounting global pressure for greater transparency that built in the weeks leading up to the negotiations. The joint statement also […]

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April 16, 2010 13 comments News

Parliament Votes To Extend Private Copying Levy in Non-Binding Motion

The Liberals, NDP, and Bloc joined forces yesterday to support a non-binding motion that calls for the extension of the private copying levy to other media such as iPods.  The Conservatives, who have labeled the proposal the iTax, opposed the motion.

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April 15, 2010 25 comments News

Halifax Court Orders Newspaper to Name Anonymous Posters

The Canadian Press reports that a Halifax court has ordered a newspaper and Google to provide whatever information they have to help identify people who posted anonymous comments about Halifax's top firefighters.

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April 15, 2010 6 comments News