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.
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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 […]
MEP Urges Action Against France For Violating EU Law With Three Strikes Rule
UPI reports that a member of the European Parliament says he will urge legal action against France for adopting the three-strikes rule. French Socialist MEP Guy Bono says he will to ask the European Commission, which has consistently supported the parliament's position against Internet access cut-offs, to initiate a lawsuit […]
Felten’s Three-Strikes Proposal
Princeton professor Ed Felten has a must-read post on the three-strikes system that perfectly places the issue into perspective.
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