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IIPA Targets Canada Again Over IP Rules

By Michael Geist

The IIPA, a lobby group for several Hollywood organizations, is back again with another blistering attack on dozens of countries around the world over their IP rules.  Not surprisingly, IIPA would have you believe that Canada is one of the world's worst pirate countries, calling on the USTR to elevate us to the Priority Watch List in the forthcoming Special 301 report.  While the IIPA liked parts of Bill C-61, it rejects the notice-and-notice approach and wants far more resources allocated toward investigtation and prosecution of copyright cases.  Thankfully, Canadian officials have criticized the entire Special 301 process, while last year Israel publicly challenged the IIPA "usual inaccuracies and hyperbole."  I discussed some of the reasons why the IIPA lobbying is best ignored in 2007 and 2008.

Full post as published by Michael Geist on February 16, 2009 (boomark / email).