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Where U.S. Law is Inconsistent with ACTA

KEI has compiled an instructive list of areas where the ACTA text appears to be inconsistent with U.S. law.

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October 12, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

Canadian Copyright Reform & the Digital Agenda: Public Event on October 14th

The details for next week’s launch of From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright”: Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda have come together.  A public discussion of Canadian copyright reform and Bill C-32 will held on Thursday, October 14th at 3:30 pm at the Desmarais Building, Room 12102 (55 Laurier Avenue […]

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October 8, 2010 6 comments News

CBC Bans Use of Creative Commons Music on Podcasts

The producers of the popular CBC radio show Spark have revealed (see the comments) that the public broadcaster has banned programs from using Creative Commons licenced music on podcasts.  The decision is apparently the result of restrictions in collective agreements the CBC has with some talent agencies.  In other words, […]

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October 8, 2010 149 comments News

Digital PQ Launches

Digital PQ, a new initiative launched by members of the Parti Québécois, is promoting the adoption of open standards and open data, within the Quebec government.

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October 8, 2010 4 comments News

A Sampling of ACTA Reactions

There has been no shortage of reaction to the release of the latest ACTA text over the past 24 hours.  USTR Ambassador Ron Kirk called it a significant victory and urged other ACTA countries to quickly complete the text.  Australian officials also welcomed release of the latest text, while EU […]

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October 7, 2010 17 comments News