De l’application des droits de propriété intellectuelle à l’étranger

Le MAECI tient, jusqu’au 15 juin 2006, une consultation sur les questions concernant l’application aux canadiens des droits de propriété intellectuelle à l’étranger.

Veulent-ils vraiment consulter les citoyens sur leurs expériences avec les contrefaçons de montres de luxe et les vendeurs de cd-dvd-very-cheap-for-you-my-friend? Où est-ce que c’est ciblé vers les exportateurs ou importateurs qui se font flouer? Le langage est plutôt ouvert.

[Via Michael Geist]

Squaring the Open Source/Open Standards Circle

Consortiuminfo.org – The Free Standards Group: Squaring the Open Source/Open Standards Circle:

In the other direction, standards bodies need to recognize that open source development is fundamentally different than traditional software development.

When working with the open source community, participation and buy-in are critical—you can’t just declare something to be so and expect the open source community to just follow suit—as is the ability to move quickly. For the FSG’s part, we understand all of this very well—after all, we grew out of the open source community—but it’s an observation other standards efforts would do well to keep in mind as open source and open standards increasingly intersect.

Canadian artists on copyright

Ok, since our in-house blogger is busy with international affairs lately, let me quickly mention that a few Canadian artists have formed Canadian Music Creators Coalition to explain their views on Internet music downloading and met with Heritage and Industry Canada to express their concerns over legislative proposals that would facilitate lawsuits against music fans or increase the labels’ control over the enjoyment of music.  Music lables do not represent musicians’ interest apparently, but that of their shareholders.  Really? Oh well, guess that’s what happens when you sell your soul to the stock market. :p