Secret trade agreement could trump Canadian privacy and copyright laws
May 27th, 2008 12:00am
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The Canadian government is secretly negotiating an international trade agreement which could broaden the power of law enforcement officials to invade your privacy, snoop into the content on your personal electronic devices and make a lot more copied content illegal.
Led by the United States, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) would revamp copyright laws and impose strict regulations on Internet service providers, forcing them to hand over customer information without a court order.
LINK to FIPA letter to Prime Minister Click Here
LINKS to news coverage:
"Let's stand up to Big Brother" - The Vancouver Province Click Here
"Gov't wants into your laptop" - The Vancouver Province Click Here
"Copyright deal could toughen rules governing info on iPods, computers" - The Ottawa Citizen Click Here
LINK to Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) for access to an excellent submission on ACTA (See "CIPPIC offers DFAIT Comments on ACTA Discussions", April 30, 2008) http://www.cippic.ca/
LINK to Prof. Michael Geist’s blog for lots more information on this issue (See " U.S. Report Says ACTA Deal Gaining Steam", May 29, 2008 and "The ACTA Leak", Friday May 23, 2008): http://www.michaelgeist.ca/
The Canadian government is secretly negotiating an international trade agreement which could broaden the power of law enforcement officials to invade your privacy, snoop into the content on your personal electronic devices and make a lot more copied content illegal.
Led by the United States, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) would revamp copyright laws and impose strict regulations on Internet service providers, forcing them to hand over customer information without a court order.
LINK to FIPA letter to Prime Minister Click Here
LINKS to news coverage:
"Let's stand up to Big Brother" - The Vancouver Province Click Here
"Gov't wants into your laptop" - The Vancouver Province Click Here
"Copyright deal could toughen rules governing info on iPods, computers" - The Ottawa Citizen Click Here
LINK to Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) for access to an excellent submission on ACTA (See "CIPPIC offers DFAIT Comments on ACTA Discussions", April 30, 2008) http://www.cippic.ca/
LINK to Prof. Michael Geist’s blog for lots more information on this issue (See " U.S. Report Says ACTA Deal Gaining Steam", May 29, 2008 and "The ACTA Leak", Friday May 23, 2008): http://www.michaelgeist.ca/
