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India Introduces Major Copyright Reform Bill

The Government of India has just introduced a major new copyright reform package.  Of particular note from a Canadian perspective are the approaches to fair dealing and anti-circumvention.  On fair dealing, the provision is expanded to cover "private and personal use."  On anti-circumvention, the bill is consistent with implementing the […]

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April 22, 2010 4 comments News

Kevin Kelly on Movie Producers Thriving Among Pirates

Kevin Kelly has an interesting post on the movie businesses in India, Nigeria, and China.  The world's three biggest movie producing countries thrive with business models that have adapted to the possibility of little copyright enforcement.

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April 8, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

India Prepared to File WTO Complaint Against EU Over Generic Drug Seizures

Reuters reports that India is prepared to file a WTO complaint against the European Union for seizures of generic pharmaceuticals that transit in an EU port.

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April 2, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

India’s Digital Copyright Reform Plan For Digital Locks

The SpicyIP Blog provides a helpful review of India's proposed digital copyright reforms. The Indian government unveiled the reforms late last year, announcing that the amendments would bring the country into conformity with the WIPO Internet Treaties. India is a leading copyright producing country, with "Bollywood" currently one of the world's major film centres. The Indian approach to digital locks is very similar to the proposals from those supporting fair copyright in Canada.  The anti-circumvention provision states:

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March 31, 2010 13 comments News

Foreign Affairs Launches Consultation on Canada – India Economic Partnership

The Department of Foreign Affairs has launched a public consultation on plans to negotiate a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with India.  Included among the specific issues identified in the consultation are intellectual property rights protections. The deadline for submissions is April 6, 2009.

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March 11, 2009 Comments are Disabled News