Canadian Copyright Bill Likely in the Next Six Weeks
April 28, 2008 by Stop the Propaganda
Filed under Bill C-61, Copyright
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James Rajotte, the Alberta Conservative MP and Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry delivered a noteworthy address at the Public Policy Forum event on copyright this afternoon. Rajotte divided the government’s IP agenda into three parts. The first involves commercialization of scientific research, which his committee is currently studying (Rajotte encouraged participants to feed into that process). The second is the need to address commercial counterfeiting concerns through greater enforcement resources and potentially legislative change.
The Failure of Multi-Ingredient License Applications is Estimated to Become 80-90%
April 27, 2008 by Stop the Propaganda
Filed under Bill C-51, Freedom & Law
The current 60% failure rate for product license applications has mainly involved applications for single-ingredient products. This means that 60% of single ingredient NHPs have failed to pass Health Canada’s stringent safety and efficacy standards. The difficulty in meeting Health Canada’s standards increases with each ingredient. Because of this many are estimating that 80 to 90% of multi-ingredient NHPs will become illegal when their license applications fail.
READ MORE HERE [ Source: NHPPA.org ]
Where Do The Liberals Stand on Copyright?
April 23, 2008 by Stop the Propaganda
Filed under Copyright
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Dan McTeague, the longtime Liberal MP for Pickering-Scarborough East, is best known for his Private Member’s bill on tax-deductible RESPs that caused the government a fair share of heartburn and was ultimately not supported by his own party which did not want to risk an election on the issue. McTeague has been a longtime advocate for many consumer issues, including campaigning against high gas prices and fighting for more consular support for Canadians abroad. Notwithstanding this record, McTeague is rapidly emerging as a vocal voice on another issue - U.S.-style DMCA copyright reform. Indeed, while McTeague may be the Liberal Party’s Consumer Affairs critic, he is decidedly anti-consumer when it comes to the issue of copyright.
READ MORE HERE… [ Source: www.faircopyrightforcanada.ca ]