The Yes Men crashed the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations on Friday, awarding a fake 2012 Corporate Power Tool Award to the negotiators and distributing hundreds of rolls of TPP toilet paper.
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Copyright Bill Back on the Agenda Next Week
The government has announced that Bill C-11, the copyright reform bill, will be back on the legislative agenda next week with the report stage and third reading set for Monday and Tuesday.
Chile Considers Pulling out of TPP Because of US IP Demands
Reports from Chile indicate that it is considering pulling out of the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations due to the U.S. demands on intellectual property.
The Trouble With ACTA: My Analysis of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Earlier this year, I appeared at the European Parliament’s INTA Committee Workshop on ACTA where I reached the following conclusion: This report concludes that ACTA’s harm greatly exceeds its potential benefits. Given ACTA’s corrosive effect on transparency in international negotiations, the damage to international intellectual property institutions, the exclusion of […]
Industry Committee Launches New Study on Intellectual Property
The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, fresh off its e-commerce study, kicks off a new study on intellectual property this morning. The study will apparently focus on “the important role of intellectual property in Canadian innovation and leading edge technology.” Today’s hearing will feature witnesses from CIPO and […]
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