In addition to the great technology law conference on Friday (have you registered yet?), the Law and Technology Student Society is sponsoring a terrific free event on Thursday night. It includes a panel on copyright featuring Wide Mouth Mason's Safwan Javed (I'll be participating as well), followed by a performance […]
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Australian Officials Borrow U.S. Rhetoric On Canadian Copyright
An Australian blogger reports on a recent conversation with Australian government officials discussing ACTA and copyright related issues. The report indicates that Australia – which changed its copyright laws under pressure from the U.S. as part of a trade deal – now borrows from the U.S. playbook in criticizing the […]
German Justice Minister: ACTA Transparency And No Three Strikes
German Justice Minister Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger tells Spiegel Online that Germany would like to see the full draft ACTA texts released now and that the country will not accept inclusion of a three strikes system nor adopt such a system domestically.
USTR Posts ACTA Responses
The USTR has posted responses to a series of ACTA questions posed by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden.
Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Calls for ACTA Transparency
The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Van der Hoeven has issued a release calling for ACTA transparency. Van der Hoeven adds that a three-strikes system is unacceptable.