Day: February 19, 2010

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-02-19Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-02-19

February 19, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2010-02-18 http://goo.gl/fb/xMoE #
IIPA recommends that Canada be maintained on the Special 301 Priority Watch List in
2010 in report released today http://ow.ly/18Qxh #
Publishers granted leave to intervene in judicial review of Copyright Board Educational Tariff decision #
ACTA Negotiators: Maximal Protection Proposals Unlikely In Final Text, http://bit.ly/d3CRCj #
Google Books Case Fosters Intellectual, Legal Crossroads – Wired News http://viigo.im/2tzK #
Lil Wayne Hit With Copyright Infringement Suit Over 'Mrs. Officer' Single http://viigo.im/2tzM #
US group wants to fix broken copyright fair use doctrine http://viigo.im/2tzU

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Canada again in the penalty box over poor IP laws and enforcement according to 2010 IIPA 301 reportCanada again in the penalty box over poor IP laws and enforcement according to 2010 IIPA 301 report

February 19, 2010 Barry Sookman 0 Comments

Yesterday, the International Intellectual Property Alliance released its 2010 SPECIAL 301 REPORT ON COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT AND PROTECTION. The report notes that “its statement in the 2007 Special 301 report – submitted three years ago – remains, disappointingly, true today: “Canada remains far behind virtually all its peers in the industrialized world with respect to its efforts to bring its copyright laws up to date with the realities of the global digital networked environment. Indeed, even most of the major developing countries have progressed further and faster than Canada in meeting this challenge.”…

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