Months of public debate over the future of Canadian copyright law were quietly decided earlier this week, when sources say the Prime Minister's Office reached a verdict over the direction of the next copyright bill. The PMO was forced to make the call after Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore and […]
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Indian Official: ACTA Out of Sync With TRIPs
IP Watch reports that an Indian government official has acknowledged that India was not asked to participate in the ACTA negotiations and that it is concerned that the text is out of sync with international law.
The James Moore Hockey Tweet
As many will have heard, over the weekend Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore posted a tweet saying the Vancouver Canucks are Canada's team in the NHL playoffs. Denis McGrath wrote a response titled Tweets Have Consequences, which I retweeted on Sunday night. By Monday, the story took off, with national […]
Assessing ACTA from an Australian Perspective
Kim Weatherall has posted a detailed section-by-section analysis of ACTA and its potential impact on Australian law.
Dutch Report: File Sharers Biggest Customers
Ars Technica reports on a new Dutch study that finds that file sharers are the content industry's "largest customers."
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