Volume VII

Issue : 9: May 7, 2009

• Judges Bias Cited in Pirate Bay Retrial Application
• New Bill to Legalize Internet Gambling in the U.S.
• Brick and Mortar Retailers Push for Online Sales Tax
• Canadian Government Introduces Anti Spam Bill
• FBI Accuses Twitter User of Massacre Threats
• Qualcomm Settles Patent Dispute with Broadcom
• U.S. Adds Canada to Internet Piracy Watch List

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U.S. Adds Canada to Internet Piracy Watch List

In late April, the U.S. government added Canada to its list of countries where it believes that Internet piracy is thriving and where intellectual property rights are not being enforced strictly enough. Other countries on the blacklist include China, Russia, Pakistan, Indonesia and Venezuela. While Canada has traditionally been listed as a jurisdiction of concern, the new listing on the “priority watch list” has been long advocated by the International Intellectual Property Alliance – a group that includes major software and hardware manufacturing companies. The annual report of offenders released by the U.S. government raises particular concerns with Canada’s failure to implement World Intellectual Property Organization treaties signed in 1997.

For more information, visit:

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/04/30/copyright-piracy.html