Canadian Heritage Memorandum, December 8, 2020, ATIP A-2020-00498

Bill C-10

KEI on ACTA’s “Other Remedies”

KEI has an excellent post that examines how ACTA Article 2.3 on “Other Remedies” may conflict with the laws of several European countries.

July 21, 2010 — 1 comment — News

EU Article 29 Working Party Expresses Concern About ACTA and Privacy

The EU Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, which included ACTA on its agenda as part of its meetings last week, has written to Commissioner Karel de Gucht to express concern about the privacy implications of ACTA. The Working Party is particularly concerned with notice-and-takedown procedures, customs searches, and criminalization.

July 20, 2010 — 1 comment — News

Canada at the ACTA Negotiations: Canadian Proposals in the Current Draft

The leaked version of the latest ACTA draft helpfully includes country positions, information that was scrubbed from the official release last April. As I noted yesterday, much of the debate boils down to U.S. and European proposals with the remaining ACTA countries picking sides. Jonathan O’Hara, one of my research students this summer, has helped compile a list of the Canadian positions where negotiators have failed to reach consensus. It is notable that most Canadian positions seek to limit the scope of ACTA or incorporate some balancing provisions.

July 16, 2010 — 10 comments — News