Appeared in the Hill Times on April 26, 2010 as Moore: More Like iPadlock and Less Like iPod Minister Since his appointment as Canadian Heritage Minister in 2008, James Moore has carefully crafted an image as "Canada's iPod Minister." Young, bilingual, and tech-savvy, Moore has expressed regular support for the […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
Kenya Constitutional Court Blocks Anti-Counterfeiting Law
The Constitutional Court of Kenya has blocked the government from implementing that country's Anti-Counterfeiting Act as it applies to generic medicines. The law has been challenged as unconstitutional on the grounds that it endangers lives by arbitrarily denying access to affordable generic medications.
DFAIT Posts French Language Version of ACTA
The Canadian government has posted a French language version of ACTA. An English version was widely circulated earlier this week, but Canada may have taken the initiative to have it translated.
ACTA Analysis Across the Web
There is lots of coverage of ACTA in the wake of the official release of the draft text. Notable comments include: Margot Kaminski at Balkanization Sean Flynn's analysis at PIJIP CCIA response Story on NPR Rob Pegoraro at the Washington Post Ars Technica: ACTA Arrives Andres Gaudamuz on ACTA and […]
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The Government of India has just introduced a major new copyright reform package. Of particular note from a Canadian perspective are the approaches to fair dealing and anti-circumvention. On fair dealing, the provision is expanded to cover "private and personal use." On anti-circumvention, the bill is consistent with implementing the […]
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