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U.S. To Costa Rica: No Sugar Access Without Copyright Reform
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| Reports from Costa Rica indicate that final
| approval of the Central American Free Trade
| Agreement with the United States is
| languishing in the Legislative Assembly due
| to concerns over the copyright provisions.
| The CAFTA copyright provisions are similar
| to those found in the other major U.S.
| trade agreements concluded in recent years:
| DMCA-style protections, ISP liability, and
| copyright term extension are all part of
| the package.
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http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4697/125/
As Developing Countries Gain More Power In Diplomatic Discussions, Will They Push Back On IP?
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| In recent years, we've definitely pushed
| increasingly draconian IP laws on those
| countries. So until we see more serious
| pushback (and Brazil is really the only
| major country I can remember that has been
| proactive on that front -- India and China
| have appeared more willing to claim that
| they'll move toward US-style IP rules) it's
| difficult to believe this is really
| happening just yet.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20100107/1147537660.shtml
Pirate Party: Digital web Bill makes UK 3rd world country
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHFhD5MwzBs
Sarcasm punctuation mark aims to put an end to email confusion
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| Now a US firm has come up with an ingenious
| solution to this very real problem â a new
| item of punctuation.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6995354/Sarcasm-punctuation-mark-aims-to-put-an-end-to-email-confusion.html
Breach of Copyright - The Independent
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| On the 5 â 6 January 2010 they used the
| Flickr API to search for and display images
| of snow scenes in the UK â amongst those
| images displayed was one of mine which is
| clearly marked on Flickr as âall rights
| reservedâ. They did not seek my permission
| for the use of my image. I am assuming they
| used the API without applying a filter on
| the licence type, this also means that
| other UK photographers may have had their
| copyrighted work used without permission;
| might be worth checking if you had any
| refers from the Independent on those days.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/petezab/4276745361/
Recent:
Adding up the explanations for ACTA's "shameful secret"
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| Why is an intellectual property treaty being
| negotiated in the name of the US public kept
| quiet as a matter of national security and
| treated as "some shameful secret"?
|
| Solid information on the Anti-Counterfeiting
| Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been hard to come
| by, but Google on Monday hosted a panel
| discussion on ACTA at its DC offices. Much of
| the discussion focused on transparency, and
| why there's so little of it on ACTA, even from
| an administration that has made transparency
| one of its key goals.
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/actas-shameful-secret.ars
U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson â Intellectual Property Rights
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| Well, Ambassador, a lot of Canadians donât
| think U.S. Intellectual Property Laws are in
| the best interest of Americans or Canadians
| either. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
| of 1998 comes to mind. Do you have any proof
| (specifically peer reviewed studies) proving
| that the DMCA has any benefit to the citizens
| of the United States? And if you donât have
| any proof, when do you intend to provide it?
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http://madhatter.ca/?p=117
Oh, a new ACTA document
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| How do you request it? Very simple, fill out
| the form and enter the document number
| 17779/09 as the document you request. Then
| the Council secretariat has 15 days to
| respond, either it would grant you access
| and submit the reasons for refusal.
|
| Here is stops for most persons. You have
| against 15 days for a confirmatory
| application. When the confirmatory
| application is denied you can complain to
| the EU-Ombudsman or sue the Commission.
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http://arebentisch.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/oh-a-new-acta-document/
Google DC Talk on ACTA
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| Why does DG Trade want criminal sanctions
| from third nations when these instruments
| are not adopted in the âacquis
| communautaireâ yet? Unfortunately we cannot
| find out in their negotiation mandate from
| the Council because it is not disclosed.
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http://arebentisch.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/oh-a-new-acta-document/
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