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India Government Adopts New Tool to Tackle Film Piracy and Modernizes Content Classification

Hugh Stephens Blog

Enactment marked the culmination of a decades-long process to update the country’s anti-piracy laws by cracking down on camcording in theatres and imposing significant penalties for distribution of illegally recorded films.

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Canada’s Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) is Now Law: What Happens Next?

Hugh Stephens Blog

On Thursday, April 27, Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, finally made it over the finish line after almost three long years extending over two Parliaments. Thus, the … Continue reading "Canada’s Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) is Now Law: What Happens Next?"

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Why Are Canadian Universities Vehemently Campaigning Against Any Clarification of Fair Dealing if They Are Already Licensing All the Content They Need for Teaching Students?

Hugh Stephens Blog

That is the fundamental question that authors and publishers in Canada have been asking themselves as the government begins preparing to consider some long-overdue revisions to the Copyright Act.

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Singapore’s Copyright Act Revisions: A Step in the Right Direction, But….

Hugh Stephens Blog

Singapore’s long awaited and long debated revisions to its copyright law were tabled in Parliament at the beginning of July with a view to enactment by the end of summer. The revisions have been in the works for some time, beginning … Continue reading "Singapore’s Copyright Act Revisions: A Step in the Right Direction, But…."

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John Degan’s Twitter Broadside on the Access Copyright v York University Copyright Case: Right Message; Wrong Target?

Hugh Stephens Blog

Recently Mr. Degan published a very long, … Continue reading "John Degan’s Twitter Broadside on the Access Copyright v York University Copyright Case: Right Message; Wrong Target?"

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Canada Gets the Memo: It’s Time to Come to Grips with the AI/Copyright Conundrum

Hugh Stephens Blog

Warning: this blog post has a long opening sentence, so take a deep breath.

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20-Year Battle between Apple and Microsoft for Value Leadership Conveys a Mixed IP Message

IP Close Up

Microsoft has overtaken Apple in the two-decade long global competition for the company with highest market capitalization. Microsoft’s market value stood at $3.021 trillion at Continue reading