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Canada’s ACTA Briefing, Part One: ACTA Is A Response to WIPO Gridlock

The Canadian government provided its first major briefing on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement this morning.  There were attendees from all sides of the issue as well as an (unlisted) representative from the U.S. Embassy.  The meeting started with a bang as Don Stephenson, an Assistant Deputy Minister at DFAIT, noted […]

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April 6, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

France and South Korea Move Toward Three Strikes And You’re Out

Recent decisions to abandon a three strikes and you're out copyright model in New Zealand, the UK, and Germany, have not been replicated in two other countries.  Last week, both France and South Korea moved toward implementing the approach in their national laws.

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April 6, 2009 1 comment News

Canadian ACTA Consultation Report Revealed

In an earlier post, I noted that the Department of Foreign Affairs will be holding a consultation meeting on ACTA next week.  DFAIT first consulted on ACTA in the spring of 2008.  While I discussed some of the findings based on documents obtained under the Access to Information Act, I […]

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April 3, 2009 16 comments News

European Commission Plans ACTA Consultation Meeting

Fresh off the European Parliament resolution calling for greater ACTA transparency, the European Commission has announced plans for a public consultation meeting next month.  Moreover, the EC has updated several of its public documents (Fact Sheet, FAQ, Backgrounder) in which it seeks to respond to claims regarding ACTA transparency.

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April 1, 2009 1 comment News

Reading Rights Coalition Mounts Opposition to Kindle 2 Decision

The Reading Rights Coalition has been mounting growing opposition to Amazon's decision to disable the text-to-voice functionality from the Kindle 2.  Cory Doctorow writes about the issue in his Guardian column this week.

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April 1, 2009 Comments are Disabled News