McGill's Centre for Intellectual Property Policy has launched a Copyright Act wiki that will allow people to make substantive contributions on possible copyright reforms.
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Acting on ACTA
Bill Patry, Jamie Love, and IQSensato with must read posts on the growing threat of the secretive negotiations underway this week on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
Canadian Software Innovation Alliance Launches
The Canadian Software Innovation Alliance, which brings together many Canadian open source software companies, has publicly launched with a letter to Industry Minister Jim Prentice warning against a DMCA-style approach to anti-circumvention legislation.
Bloc Private Members Bill Calls for Public Register of Access Requests
Bloc MP Carole Lavalee has introduced a private members bill that would require every government institution to maintain a public register of every record disclosed in response to an Access to Information Act request.
Report Says Canadian DMCA To Include $500 Fine Per Download
The National Post reports that the Canadian DMCA, which may be introduced tomorrow, will include a "personal use download" fine of $500. The front page story indicates that the fine (presumably a new form of statutory damage award) could be awarded on a per infringement basis, leading the possibility of […]
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