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February 23, 2012 03:05 pm

Why Canada Does Not Belong On the US Piracy Watchlist


An anonymous reader writes "Each year, the U.S. government places Canada on its piracy watch list,claiming that it is a pirate country similar to China or Russia. Thisyear, Professor Michael Geist and Public Knowledge teamed up to respond tomyths about Canadian copyright law with a submissionto the USTR focusing on how Canadian law provides adequate andeffective protection, howenforcement is stronger than often claimed, why Canada is not a piracyhaven, and why Bill C-11 does not harm the interests of rights holders(critics of Bill C-11 digital lock rules will likely think this isself-evident)."

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