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January 17, 2012 11:05 am

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


An anonymous reader writes "'The U.S. government just concluded a consultationon whether it should support Canada's entry into the Trans PacificPartnership negotiations.' The TPP raises significant concernsabout extension of copyright and digital locks, so that might be a goodthing. However, Michael Geist reportsthat the IIPA, which represents the majormovie, music, and software lobby associations, sees this as anopportunity to force Canada to enact a Canadian DMCA and to implementACTA."

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