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| WTO aspirations may finally convince Russians to better police piracy |
All |
| Russian websites selling copyrighted music without the copyright holder's permission may finally shut down in a bid for the country to gain entrance into the World Trade Organization |
Russia |
10/18/2007 |
CIB-7-3494 |
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| Mulwana wants law against fake products |
All |
| A law stopping the importation and manufacturing of counterfeit and sub-standard products should be enacted, the Private Sector Foundation’s (PSFU) chairman, |
Uganda |
10/15/2007 |
CIB-7-3493 |
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| Disney, Microsoft Lead Copyright Pact |
All |
| In a rare cross-industry accord, a consortium of media and Internet companies led by Walt Disney Co. and Microsoft Corp. have agreed to a set of rules they will abide by in the contentious area of posting copyright material on the Web. |
WW |
10/19/2007 |
CIB-7-3481 |
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| Movie pirates to be booked under MPDA Act: RR Patil |
Movies |
| The State Government of Maharashtra has decided to include video piracy under the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, |
India |
10/18/2007 |
CIB-7-3486 |
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| Fact partners with Crimestoppers to make it easier to report film piracy |
Movies |
| The Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’) and the charity Crimestoppers are pleased to announce a partnership that makes Crimestoppers the anonymous primary reporting resource for film piracy in the UK. |
UK |
10/18/2007 |
CIB-7-3463 |
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| Canada to tax legal digital music downloads |
Music |
| Canadians may soon pay a small tax on every legal music store download, says a new measure (PDF) sanctioned by the Copyright Board of Canada. |
Canada |
10/19/2007 |
CIB-7-3498 |
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