The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement generated wide media coverage in Canada yesterday as a web-based press conference sponsored by Quebec's Union des consommateurs (I was a participant) and a Charlie Angus press conference put the issue in the spotlight. Media coverage includes articles from CBC.ca, Canadian Press, and Radio-Canada. InternetNews.com also […]
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NDP MP Charlie Angus Demands ACTA Answers
NDP MP Charlie Angus used the launch of the ACTA talks in Mexico to issue a four-page letter to International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan demanding answers on ACTA. The letter challenges the government's secretive approach on ACTA and delves into a wide range of substantive issues including the prospect […]
UK Cross Party Motion Tabled on ACTA
Members of Parliament representing the three major UK parties have all signed onto a cross-party motion calling for greater transparency. Tom Watson (Labour), John Whittingdale (Conservative), Lindsay Hoyle (Labour), and Don Foster (Lib Democrats) have all supported the following motion: That this House is deeply concerned by the secrecy surrounding […]
Doctorow on New Copyright Rules of the Road
Cory Doctorow's latest Guardian column examines ways to tweak current copyright laws so that they make more sense in the digital world.
UK Piracy Letter Campaign ‘Nets Innocents’
The BBC reports that an anti-file sharing campaign in the UK has resulted in over 150 people wrongly receiving demands to settle illegal file sharing claims.
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