Canadian DMCA Minister Losing His Cool Over Criticism?
This weekend, James Moore who took part in the copyright reform process (now being labelled as the Canadian DMCA) had what some call a testy exchange between himself and one ...
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Commentary: A Response to Denis McGrath on the State of the Copyright Debate
Denis McGrath from Dead Things on Sticks had an interesting commentary on the state of the copyright debate today in Canada. Drew Wilson felt the need to ...
Canadian Government – Stop Talking About the Canadian DMCA!
Yesterday, we noted that the Canadian government is moving to table the Canadian DMCA in spite of the will of Canadians. Now, the government is frustrated and ...
Chinese USB Wifi Crackers Make Three Strikes Laws Obsolete?
With many countries considering a three strikes law, it's interesting how privacy and copyright can go hand in hand online. With China's notoriety for online censorship, it's only interesting ...
Canadian DMCA To Be Tabled Within Weeks
In spite of repeated studies. In spite of the copyright consultation run by non other than the Canadian government. In spite of history. In spite of protests. ...
Canada on Special 301 Report Priority Watchlist… So What?
The USTR Special 301 report was released a few days ago and Canada was a month 11 countries placed on a priority watchlist. Unfortunately for the copyright industry, ...
AT&T Denies Arstechnica 3 Strikes Allegation
Over the weekend, we noted a rather surprising article from Arstechnica that claimed AT&T was calling for a three strikes law. We spoke to an ...
Court – RIAA Can Unmask File-Sharers Identities With Almost No Evidence
In a crushing blow to internet rights, a court has sided with the Recording Industry Association of America's legal strategy to unmask people's online identities.
A new court recently ...
‘Trillions’ Contributed to US Economy Through Fair Use
While in countries like Canada, there is a debate over whether an expanded fair dealings is being played out, a study in the US looked at how much the economy ...
Global IP Watchlist on Global Consumer Rights Released
The US's Special 301 report which tries to paint several countries as piracy havens has always generated sceptical interest - with increasing emphasis on 'sceptical'. Now a new kind ...
CCER Refutes Lawyers Opinion on Canadian Copyright Consultation
The Canadian Coalition for Electronic Rights has posted a response to a recent opinion posted by Richard Owens, a lawyer whose been involved in, among others, the Canadian Intellectual Property ...
British Government (and Opposition) Busted for Copyright Infringement
With the Digital Economy Bill inching toward passage, it seems striking and eerily familiar that the very government trying to tighten down on copyright is, itself, ensnared in ...
Canadian Throne Speech Says Government Will ‘Strengthen’ Copyright
If you thought that the Canadian government will finally get at least a clue on copyright after protests, swarming riding seats and giving very clear signals through the copyright consultation, ...
New ACTA Leak Outs Who Have Been Blocking Transparency
The transparency issue is the number 1 issue that has plagued the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on the public front. One question amongst observers is who is blocking transparency still? ...
EDRI Publishes FAQ on ACTA
With all the confusion seemingly going through the European political scene regarding ACTA, it's nice to know that there are those out there that are willing to try and eliminate ...
EU Commission on ACTA – ‘There is no Treaty’
It appears as though confusion and mixed signals continue to plague the EU commission in more than one committee.
Movement in North America on ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) may have slowed ...
Is the EU IMCO Committee Confused on ACTA?
With ACTA grabbing headlines around the world, it is interesting to note that counterfeiting and piracy was discussed today in the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) of ...
ACTA Would Disconnect File-Sharers After All
Another leak of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has surfaced. This time, it's a big one - the long awaited internet chapter where provisions like the three strikes law ...
IIPA Demands Canada Be Put on 301 Priority Watch List
The IIPA (International Intellectual Property Alliance) is demanding that Canada be put on the Special 301 priority watchlist. Of course, as with how Canada ended up on the priority ...
ACTA Falling Apart?
ACTA has been called many things over the years since it was first leaked online, but an all around failure was certainly not one of them until until the last ...
