Michael Geist: European Parliament Rejects ACTA – The Impossible Becomes Possible
Great news! The European Parliament has voted down ACTA. That’s one secretive international treaty down… read more
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The StopTheTrap.net Coalition: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation give a rundown on the TPP’s Internet trap
In this interview, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Maira Sutton breaks down the secrecy that surrounds the TPP’s Internet trap, and the huge implications the TPP will have for our digital…
National Journal: Lawmakers and groups pushing for TPP transparency
We have momentum! Thanks to all of you who have signed and shared the StopTheTrap.net petition, our representatives are starting to feel the heat. Adding to it all, yesterday U.S.…
Vancouver Sun: TPP could could impose draconian restrictions on Canadian Internet users
One day in and the http://StopTheTrap.net petition has had over 55,000 names added to it from around the world. What’s more, we’re quickly growing the coalition of organizations behind the…
You’re Empowered to Stop the Internet Trap: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Letter to Supporters: Once you’re trapped, there’s no going back
Imagine a world where you could be dragged to court and receive a large fine for simply clicking on the wrong link, where service providers would hand over information about…
Secretive trade agreement could mean big fines for Canadian Internet users, says new coalition
TPP-STT_100x100_120626.png Canadians kick off international coalition to fight new Internet restrictions proposed in TPP trade agreement June 27, 2012 – OpenMedia.ca launched a campaign today, supported a by a group…
New York Times: Copyright restrictions limit innovation
What’s at stake when we fight for Internet openness by tackling copyright and other intellectual property issues? This article describes it well: “It’s not that we don’t need to protect…
This Could Be Disastrous: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
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Signing the TPP agreement will lock down our Internet and shackle our democracy. What should we do?
Yesterday, the government put Canada’s digital future at risk by signing on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). This secretive international trade agreement will give Big Media conglomerates new powers…
Canada’s Digital Future at Risk as Ottawa joins Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
openmedia_logo.jpg Pro-Internet group OpenMedia.ca warns that entry into TPP could force an “Internet lockdown” in Canada June 19, 2012 – Canada has become the latest country to join the Trans-Pacific…
Most Extremist Copyright Policy Document Ever Released in Canada?
Big Media’s lobbyists are still pushing hard for the lockdown of the Internet, and they are using flawed research to justify it. Their leading lobby group, the Canadian Intellectual Property…
National Post: Canada may soon sign on to restrictive TPP agreement
Canada may soon be signing on to the secretive and controversial TPP agreement, reports the National Post. The TPP, which among other things would expand Big Media’s powers to lock…
Huffington Post: Fierce Opposition to Bill C-11 on Eve of Passage
Parliament will break for the summer at the end of this week, but before it does, MPs will are scheduled to vote on controversial Copyright Bill C-11 today, then send…
Geist: Secret U.S. industry lobby revealed to be pushing for Internet lockdown laws in Canada
We were successful in stopping the push for website blocking and Internet termination powers, but now it’s clear why the government refuses to listen to Canadians in regards to restrictive…
Geist: Copyright vs. Fundamental Rights
Various international efforts are currently in the works to lock down the Internet, but University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist reports that the global pro-Internet movement made some gains…
ACTA’s Not Dead Yet: The Crucial EU Vote Approaches
What is ACTA? The Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement is a secretive international treaty for the enforcing of new copyright and intellectual property laws. Not much is known about the actual content…