Blayne Haggart, a PhD student at Carleton, has a great post explaining why the attempted linkage between Buy American policies (largely state and municipal) and copyright policies (federal) are false.
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Why SOCAN Wanted To Keep Its Copyright Submission Secret
Howard Knopf provides his take on why SOCAN wanted to keep its copyright submission secret. The key issue – retroactive legislative reform.
New Zealand Coalition Forms To Fight ACTA
ComputerWorld NZ reports that a new New Zealand coalition has formed to fight ACTA.
Canada To Host ACTA Meeting in 2010?
As public discussion and media coverage of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement continues to mount (Search Engine, Angus editorial), it is worth considering whether Canada will play host to an ACTA meeting next year. The locations and dates for the next two meetings in 2010 have already been disclosed: Mexico (week […]
Angus Op-Ed on ACTA
The Georgia Straight features an editorial on ACTA by NDP MP Charlie Angus. His conclusion: the Tories have to come clean on ACTA. This treaty spells bad news for citizens, democratic rights, and the development of an innovation agenda. Canadian citizens need to get active and fight back. As it […]