The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued a release that provides an update on the most recent round of ACTA negotiations (the release will be mirrored by other countries). It reports that governments met last week in Paris to continue ACTA negotiations. In addition to the three issues addressed at […]
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CAUT Releases Fair Dealing Advisory
Sam Trosow points to a new advisory from the Canadian Association of University Teachers on fair dealing. The advisory does a terrific job of explaining the breadth and limits of fair dealing in Canada. More importantly, it urges action — legislative action to preserve the Supreme Court of Canada's analysis […]
The Twelve Days of EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has produced a terrific short video highlighting its critically important work over the past twelve months.
Singapore Enacts New Anti-Circumvention Exceptions
Singapore has enacted new copyright reforms that include the right for teachers to circumvent digital locks on movies for classroom use and for the visually-disabled to circumvent to allow the read-aloud function to work.
B.C. Police Arrest Man For Pirating DVDs
B.C. police have arrested a man engaged in the production and sale of infringing DVDs.
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