Copyright Lobby Wants Canada Out of TPP Until Stronger Copyright Laws Passed

Posted by Unknown on Monday January 16, 2012 @10:15PM from the sharing-is-sinful-children dept.

An anonymous reader writes "'The U.S. government just concluded a consultation on whether it should support Canada's entry into the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.' The TPP raises significant concerns about extension of copyright and digital locks, so that might be a good thing. However, Michael Geist reports that the IIPA, which represents the major movie, music, and software lobby associations, sees this as an opportunity to force Canada to enact a Canadian DMCA and to implement ACTA."

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