As thousands of Canadians speak out on the prospect of another Canadian DMCA, the official and unofficial response from Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore is to stop criticizing and wait for the bill. His spokesperson told the CBC that "people ought not to judge the legislation that they have not […]
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CCER Updates Letter Writing Tool
CCER has updated its online letter writing tool, allowing Canadians to send letters with their views on copyright to their local MP and the party leaders.
European Parliament Passes Resolution Calling on Canada To Support Moving ACTA to WIPO
With the Canada – European Union summit underway this week, the European Parliament has just passed a resolution that calls on Canada to support even greater ACTA transparency and to shift the negotiations to an international organization such as WIPO. The full paragraph within the resolution states that the European […]
Writers Guild of Canada: Levy on All Distribution and Storage Points
The Wire Report reports on this week's Canadian Heritage committee of the Writers Guild of Canada, which argued for two levies that would cover all distribution and storage points. The WU wants both an ISP levy (as proposed to the CRTC last year) and an expansion of the private copying […]
Why Canadians Should Care About ACTA
The Mark News runs my opinion piece on why Canadians should care about ACTA, focusing on its specific implications for domestic policy.
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