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More Voices From Europe Raising Concerns About ACTA

ACTA continues to generate concern in Europe.  EuroISPA, the world's largest ISP association has spoken out against the secret copyright agreement, while two more members of the European Parliament have raised questions.  Britta Thomsen, a Social Democrat MEP from Denmark, and Alexander Alvaro, a Free Democratic Party MEP from Germany, […]

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February 2, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

CBC Responds to iCopyright Criticism

CBC.ca has responded to mounting online criticism about its use of iCopyright.  TVO's Jesse Brown then responds to the response.

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February 2, 2010 2 comments News

CBC.ca and iCopyright

There is lots of coverage of the CBC.ca's use of the iCopyright system.  I reference it in this week's column as an example of what a publicly funded institution should not be doing.  The most comprehensive coverage comes from Cameron McMaster at the Canadian Media Policy Portal here and here.

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February 1, 2010 5 comments News

CIRA CEO on ACTA

CIRA CEO Byron Holland has a great piece on ACTA, three strikes and the danger of "unintended negative consequences."

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February 1, 2010 1 comment News

French MEP Demands ACTA Transparency

Add French Member of the European Parliament Françoise Castex to the list of elected officials around the world demanding greater ACTA transparency.

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February 1, 2010 Comments are Disabled News