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MaynardKrebs
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Canada - E.U. Free Trade deal & technology issues

We're all criminals again.

»www.huffingtonpost.ca/mi ··· business

The CETA intellectual property chapter leaked in 2010, revealing that the EU is seeking a complete overhaul of Canada's IP laws. Initial demands on copyright included:

- compliance with WIPO Internet treaties
- extension of the term of copyright to life of the author plus 70 years (Canadian law currently at life plus 50 years)
-additional copyright term extensions for audiovisual works, anonymous works, and unpublished works
-term of copyright for broadcasts for at least 50 years (Canada wants to limit to wireless broadcasts, while EU wants it to cover everything)
-greater transparency for copyright collectives
-new resale right for works of art
-new exclusive right of fixation for broadcasts (Canada wants to limit to wireless broadcasts, while EU wants it to cover everything) new exclusive right for broadcasters for retransmission in public places (ie. new fees for bars and other public places)
-new distribution rights
-extension of the reproduction right to performers and broadcasters
-extension of the communications right for performers, phonogram producers, film producers, and broadcasters.
-anti-circumvention rules including provisions against devices that can be used to circumvent digital locks
-protection for rights management information

While some of these demands may have changed during the negotiations - the negotiations are still shrouded in secrecy - the agreement would clearly require reforms that go well beyond Bill C-11

elwoodblues
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I can see Herr Harper giving them everything they want.
In the name of "Free trade" of course.

BACONATOR26
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They've already tried a bunch of times. We've been on the US piracy list for years. Not to say that those in the Canadian Government don't want it to happen.

FiReSTaRT
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said by elwoodblues:

I can see Herr Harper giving them everything they want.
In the name of "Free trade" of course.

Elwood, you disappoint me. We all know that our glorious leader, may his already immense manhood grow double in size, has always been protective of consumer rights in opposition to big business and has always been transparent with his dealings, whether they were meetings with other world leaders, budgets or policies.

Realistically, it's only a matter of time before we cave in. Too much money is being spent on greasing the wheels.
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said by MaynardKrebs:

revealing that the EU is seeking a complete overhaul of Canada's IP laws.

In 2010 (you can search Geists site where someone already made the reference) the EU was trying to force Canada to draconian IP laws and copyright laws, in addition to increasing the number of years something can go public domain by 25 to 50 years.

On condition that Canada did this, the EU would not put Alberta's oil sands derived petroleum on the environmental bad list.

In 2009-2010 talks stalled, but the EU warned that if Canadian oil made it on the dirty oil list, it will drive the price of Canada's crude down (as is the US is already buying Canadian crude at 20% less than market value).

So really what the evil EU is doing here is no less than blackmail.

A tiny bit on the EU and oil is here: »www.cbc.ca/news/world/st ··· ote.html And you will have to use google search for when the IP law versus oil thing was stated about 2-3 years ago. I think the link is on Geists site.

So it's really a lot more involved...