Jamie Love reports that the Government of Brazil has agreed to submit the World Blind Union proposal for a treaty for the blind to the World Intellectual Property Organization. Brazil will encourage other countries to support the proposal.
Archive for May 14th, 2009
Report Shows Canada Declining As Source of P2P Infringement Claims
BayTSP, a U.S. firm that identifies and tracks copyright content on behalf of major movie and music interests, has released its annual report on online trends (the study is not online, but they did send me a copy and Ars Technica, Torrent Freak, and P2PNet have reports). The report is […]
IOC Approves Athlete Blogging Policy for Vancouver 2010 Games
The Sports Journalists' Association reports that the International Olympic Committee has issued a four-page guide that permits the athlete blogs at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games. The rules include a broad range of restrictions, including no sound, video, photographs of Olympic action or medal ceremonies, no interviews or news about […]
MEP Urges Action Against France For Violating EU Law With Three Strikes Rule
UPI reports that a member of the European Parliament says he will urge legal action against France for adopting the three-strikes rule. French Socialist MEP Guy Bono says he will to ask the European Commission, which has consistently supported the parliament's position against Internet access cut-offs, to initiate a lawsuit […]
China Opposes Extension of IGF Mandate
The Internet Governance Project reports that China has announced that it opposes extending the five year mandate of the Internet Governance Forum.
Recent Posts
New Academic Year Requires New Approach to Combat Campus Antisemitism 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 210: Meredith Lilly on the Trade Risks Behind Canada’s Digital Services Tax and Mandated Streaming Payments 
Abandoning Institutional Neutrality: Why the University of Windsor Encampment Agreements Constrain Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 209: Peter Menzies on Why the Canadian News Sector is Broken and How to Fix It 
Why the University of Windsor Encampment Agreement Violates Antisemitism and Academic Freedom Standards
