Post Tagged with: "copyright"

Law Times on Copyright “Over-Enforcement”

The Law Times with a feature on how copyright over-enforcement could stifle growth.

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April 30, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

USTR Releases Special 301 Report

The USTR this morning released the 2007 Special 301 Report, its annual report card that features the U.S. perspective on intellectual property protection in dozens of countries around the world.  Despite some thought that the U.S. might elevate Canada from its Watch List to the Priority Watch List, no such […]

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April 30, 2007 2 comments News

Is the Private Copying Levy Consistent With Canada’s International Treaty Obligations?

Andrew Christie, John Davidson, and Fiona Rotstein examine whether the private copying levy is consistent with Canada's treaty obligations.  Their conclusion?  Canada may be in violation of its obligations under the Rome Convention and TRIPs.  Moreover, it would be in violation of the WIPO Internet Treaties (WPPT) if that treaty […]

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April 27, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

CRIA Responds to Copyright Column

The Toronto Star has published a response from CRIA's Graham Henderson to this week's column on copyright and USTR pressure.

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April 26, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

U.S. Court Rules No Performance in Music Download

In a noteworthy case pitting ASCAP (a leading U.S. copyright collective) against the online music services, a U.S. court has ruled against ASCAP in determining that there is no performance in a music download. Interestingly, SOCAN filed a brief in the case in support of ASCAP.

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April 25, 2007 Comments are Disabled News