News

Australian Copyright Agency Spends More Salaries Than Creators

The Australian reports that Australia's Copyright Agency Limited spent more last year on staff salaries that it allocated to authors and artists.

Read more ›

February 18, 2010 1 comment News

Free Software Foundation Submission on USTR Special 301

The Free Software Foundation has posted its submission to the USTR Special 301 consultation, warning against anti-circumvention legislation and urging the U.S. government to stop "using such laws as a negotiating stick."

Read more ›

February 18, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

IT Business on Conference Board of Canada IP Reports

IT Business covers the release of the new Conference Board of Canada report on intellectual property.

Read more ›

February 18, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

Angus: What We Don’t Know About ACTA

NDP MP Charlie Angus has an opinion piece in the Mark News on ACTA, arguing "the government has no mandate to negotiate away our domestic rules for protecting copyright."

Read more ›

February 18, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

European Parliamentarians Seek More Info on ACTA

Representatives from all European Parliament groups have written to the Eurpean commission seeking more information on ACTA.  Questioners include Carl Schlyter (Greens / EFA), Eva Lichtenberger (Greens / EFA), Christian Engström (Greens / EFA), Niccolo Rinaldi (ALDE), Daniel Caspary (EPP), Syed Kamall (ECR), David Martin (S & D), Helmut Scholz […]

Read more ›

February 18, 2010 Comments are Disabled News