A recent issue of Inside US Trade featured a detailed report (sub required) on the European Union positions in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations. The article cites comments from Pedro Velasco Martins, an EU official involved in the ACTA negotiations and points to several areas of disagreement: The scope of […]
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The Download Decade Looks at the Ethics of Piracy
The Globe and Mail's Download Decade continues with a look at the ethics of piracy, including a short documentary that asks Canadians to compare copyright infringement with jaywalking and stealing a chocolate bar. The series also reprints the infamous 2007 Pirates of the Canadians article, which played a crucial role […]
Vancise Re-Appointed to Copyright Board
William J. Vancise has been re-appointed as the Chair of the Copyright Board of Canada. The Board is expected to include some new faces in the months ahead.
Brazil to Submit WBU Treaty Proposal to WIPO
Jamie Love reports that the Government of Brazil has agreed to submit the World Blind Union proposal for a treaty for the blind to the World Intellectual Property Organization. Brazil will encourage other countries to support the proposal.
Report Shows Canada Declining As Source of P2P Infringement Claims
BayTSP, a U.S. firm that identifies and tracks copyright content on behalf of major movie and music interests, has released its annual report on online trends (the study is not online, but they did send me a copy and Ars Technica, Torrent Freak, and P2PNet have reports). The report is […]
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