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World Customs Union Copyright Policy Questioned
IP Watch reports on growing criticism of the World Customs Union, which is enforcing strict restrictions on the use of its public documents.
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The Canadian Public Domain Registry, a joint project of Access Copyright, Creative Commons Canada, Creative Commons, and the Wikimedia Foundation, is seeking beta testers from the Canadian library community.
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