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ACTA Conclusion Leaves Flexibility for Made-in-Canada Approach
My weekly technology law column (Ottawa Citizen version, homepage version) notes that for many Canadians, a core concern with the agreement was the possibility that it could severely limit the ability to establish a made-in-Canada approach on copyright and intellectual property policy. Indeed, NDP Digital Affairs Critic Charlie Angus raised the issue in the House of Commons last year, noting that ACTA could undermine domestic policy.
ACTA Conclusion Leaves Flexibility for Made-in-Canada Approach
Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on October 12, 2010 as Counterfeiting Treaty Leaves Room for Made-in-Canada Approach Negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement concluded earlier this month, with Canada, the United States, the European Union, and a handful of other countries releasing the text of a near-complete agreement. While several […]
The Economist on the State of the Music Industry
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