Earlier this week, I spoke at a hearing on ACTA at the European Parliament. Media coverage of the talk is available here. The slides are posted below with full audio and video to come shortly.
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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.
The Trouble With ACTA
Public Knowledge's Sherwin Siy with a good piece on some of the problems with ACTA. As Sherwin rightly notes, "ACTA's status as a trade negotiation seems less based in the nature of its substance than in the convenience that this designation provides."
RCMP Arrests Man For Modifying Game Console
The RCMP has arrested a Quebec man after a seizure uncovered hundreds of counterfeit video games. The RCMP release states that "modifying a console and computer is considered an illegal act under Section 342.1 of the Criminal Code and is punishable by imprisonment for up to ten years."
Transcript of Canadian Heritage Committee Hearing on New Media Posted
The transcript of my recent appearance on new media before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has now been posted. The discussion focused on a wide range of topics including copyright, Amazon, and the private copying levy.
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