Post Tagged with: "copyright"

Patry on the Special 301 Report

Bill Patry has a great post on the USTR Special 301 report, questioning the decision to single out Canada for "serious concerns."

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April 28, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Canadian Copyright Bill Likely in the Next Six Weeks

James Rajotte, the Alberta Conservative MP and Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry delivered a noteworthy address at the Public Policy Forum event on copyright this afternoon.  Rajotte divided the government's IP agenda into three parts.  The first involves commercialization of scientific research, which his committee is currently studying […]

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April 28, 2008 13 comments News

Canadian Copyright Bill Likely in the Next Six Weeks

James Rajotte, the Alberta Conservative MP and Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry delivered a noteworthy address at the Public Policy Forum event on copyright this afternoon.  Rajotte divided the government's IP agenda into three parts.  The first involves commercialization of scientific research, which his committee is currently studying […]

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April 28, 2008 Comments are Disabled Stop CDMCA

QuebecTorrent Legal Fight Heads to Court in July

Torrent Freak reports that the legal fight over QuebecTorrent heads to court this summer with hearings scheduled for July in Montreal.

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April 27, 2008 1 comment News

Public Policy Forum Disinvites Knopf from IP Symposium

Howard Knopf reveals that the Public Policy Forum, which is hosting a symposium next week on intellectual property in Ottawa (I am on a panel), has disinvited him.  Knopf suggests that the move comes as a result of "strong pressure was brought to bear on PPF" and that "PPF capitulated." 

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April 25, 2008 13 comments News