The next round of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement talks is just a few weeks away. In advance of that meeting the U.S. government has made the Internet provisions available for review to a select group of insiders. KEI has all the details on who got access and under what conditions.
KEI Identifies ACTA Insiders
October 16, 2009
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“The proposed amendment to the Regulations would remove the Copyright Act from the list of statutes that are excluded from the definition of “designated offence†in relation to the application of the “proceeds of crime†provisions of the Criminal Code.”
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/2009-10-31/html/reg3-eng.html