It has been readily apparent for a number of months now that "counterfeiting and piracy" is the new focal point for intellectual property policy reform. With global conferences, legislative hearings in national capitals, and new anti-counterfeiting coalitions, copyright lobby groups have jumped on the anti-counterfeiting bandwagon. While the claims regularly […]
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SOCAN Threatens P2PNet.net
SOCAN has issued a demand letter to P2PNet.net for the use of the SOCAN logo as part of parody graphic. The copyright collective has sent similar demands to the site in the past.
What the Spring Legislation Might Mean, Part One
Common Ground has a great article by Vancouver artist Kimberly Baker focusing on the impact of Bill C-47, the recently enacted Olympic marks bill (thanks Nicolas).
VANOC Looking for Word Watchdog
Fresh off its legislative success, the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee is now looking for a company to "trawl the Internet, scour the media and be on the lookout for any kind of unauthorized use of protected words and symbols."
More on the Olympic Marks Bill
The Globe and Mail has coverage – I comment along with VANOC and IPIC.
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