Consumer Groups Speak Out on WIPO Broadcast Treaty

CIPPIC, PIAC (the Public Interest Advocacy Centre), and the EFF have provided Canadian policy makers with a joint letter expressing concerns over the current draft of the proposed WIPO Broadcasting Treaty. The consumer groups argue that the treaty is unnecessary for and harmful to Canada, that its scope is overbroad, that its exceptions and limitations are shockingly weak, that it creates a totally new regime for technological protection measures, and that it would harm a range of emerging broadcasting practices on the Internet. Joint Letter EFF Webpage on WIPO Broadcastng Treaty Current Draft of Proposed Treaty