Open Rights Group met with UK officials on ACTA this week and reports that negotiations on the next round will begin next week in Tokyo. Officials say that the negotiations will begin on September 23rd and that the U.S. hopes to keep talking until a deal is done.
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CRIA President: C-32’s Statutory Damages Reform a Licence to Steal
CRIA President Graham Henderson had some noteworthy comments on copyright reform in an article just published by Grammy.com. While unsurprisingly supportive of Bill C-32, Henderson expressed specific concern about changes to the statutory damages provision. After the government faced criticism for its $500 cap on downloading damages in Bill C-61, […]
Cdn Music Industry Assoc Chair: Format Shifting, User Generated Content Keep Piracy Sites Going
J.P. Ellson, the Chair of the Canadian Council of Music Industry Association and board member of the industry’s Balanced Copyright for Canada site, makes some rather surprising claims in a post urging Canadians to join the BCFC cause. After the usual industry talking points on C-32, Ellson implausibly argues: Among […]
How IP Enforcement Can Be Used To Suppress Dissent
The NY Times ran a bombshell article over the weekend in which it reported that Russia has been using the pre-text of intellectual property enforcement to seize computers from NGO groups involved in advocacy and dissent. The article notes that the authorities have been receiving active assistance from Microsoft, which […]
Swiss Supreme Court Orders Company To Stop Snooping on File Sharers
The Swiss Supreme Court has ordered Logistep AG to stop collecting personal information on users of file-sharing networks and selling it to film and music companies. The court says the information is covered by data protection laws.
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