Industry Minister Tony Clement, responding to accusations that an international anti-counterfeiting agreement will criminalize everyday activity by Canadians, says any such pact will be « subservient » to copyright rules created domestically.
Clement said suggestions that Canada will lose its copyright sovereignty to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a deal being negotiated largely in private by the European Union and a number of countries — including the United States, Canada and Australia — is « fear-mongering. »
« The ACTA negotiations are in fact subservient to any legislation put forward in this House, » Clement said Tuesday in response to NDP MP Charlie Angus during question period in the House of Commons.
Recent leaks from the negotiations indicate that parties are discussing a three-strikes-and-you’re-out policy, which would result in individuals losing their internet access for a period of time after being accused three times of illegally sharing copyrighted content such as music or movies. […]
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