Archive for January, 2010

Submissions on Canada-EU Trade Deal: Canadian Generic Pharma Assoc. Wants IP Out

Continuing the review of submissions to DFAIT regarding the Canada-EU Trade Agreement, the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association warned against the inclusion of any intellectual property provisions: The very fact that both Canada and EU have robust IP systems in place should be a sufficient basis on which to enhance and […]

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January 20, 2010 4 comments News

OK Go on YouTube Videos

OK Go's Damian Kulash has a great post on the band's site explaining the challenges of posting and embedding videos online.

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January 20, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

iPhone App for Michael Geist Blog

I'm admittedly not sure of the need, but I've released an iPhone app that bring together my blog postings, tweets, Twitter discussion, videos, and copyright postings in one application.

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January 19, 2010 3 comments News

Submissions on Canada-EU Trade Deal: eBay Canada Warns Against Overbroad IP Provisions

Yesterday I posted on the EU "barrier hymn sheet", a leaked document that discloses EU negotiating strategy on the Canada-EU Trade Agreement IP chapter.  It follows a leaked draft of the EU proposal for the chapter itself, including copyright term extension, anti-circumvention rules, and resale rights.  I also recently obtained a copy of the submission received by the Department of Foreign Affairs as part of its consultation on the proposed agreement.  I'll post highlights from several prominent companies and organizations over the next few days. 

I start with eBay Canada, which clearly has concerns with the proposed agreement and the potential for adverse impacts on Canadian businesses:

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January 19, 2010 3 comments News

ACTA Negotiations, Round 7 Agenda Posted

The next (seventh) round of ACTA negotiations is scheduled for Guadalajara, Mexico next week.  The agenda has now been posted, revealing that the meeting will be the longest yet, with three and a half days devoted to the civil enforcement, border measures, and Internet issues.  There is also an hour […]

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January 19, 2010 2 comments News