The Globe and Mail reports that Syncrude is demanding that an 85 year old grandmother from Colorado take down photos she took of the tar sands during a company tour last year.
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Canadians Shut Out of Pandora
TechCrunch reports that Pandora will be blocked to non-U.S. residents starting tonight.
MPAA & RIAA Criticize USTR Position on Canada
One of the big surprises in this year's USTR Special 301 Report was the decision to keep Canada at the lowest level of priority (the Watch List) rather than elevate it to the Priority Watch List. Indeed, all the political signs pointed to an elevation – all the major U.S. […]
Law Times on Copyright “Over-Enforcement”
The Law Times with a feature on how copyright over-enforcement could stifle growth.
USTR Releases Special 301 Report
The USTR this morning released the 2007 Special 301 Report, its annual report card that features the U.S. perspective on intellectual property protection in dozens of countries around the world. Despite some thought that the U.S. might elevate Canada from its Watch List to the Priority Watch List, no such […]
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