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Viewing cable 09OTTAWA850, Canada IPR: One Step Forward, 26.2 Miles To Go

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09OTTAWA850 2009-11-04 19:57 2011-04-28 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ottawa
VZCZCXRO0818
OO RUEHGA RUEHQU RUEHVC
DE RUEHOT #0850 3081958
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O R 041957Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0038
INFO ALL CANADIAN POSTS COLLECTIVE
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS OTTAWA 000850 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
STATE FOR WHA/CAN AND EEB/TPP/IPE 
USTR FOR MELLE, SULLIVAN AND REEVES 
COMMERCE FOR JENNIFER BOGER, GERI WORD, AND EMILY BARRIGAN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ETRD KIPR CA
SUBJECT: Canada IPR: One Step Forward, 26.2 Miles To Go 
 
1. (SBU) The Canadian Department of Justice on November 3 proposed 
amending Canadian regulations in order to include offenses against 
the Copyright Act under Proceeds of Crime provisions.  This change 
will allow law enforcement officials to seize assets that were paid 
for with money gained from activity in violation of Canada's 
Copyright Act.  It will act as an incentive for law enforcement to 
investigate copyright crime and a disincentive to commit these 
crimes.  According to Chris Grey, Director of the Canadian 
Intellectual Property Council, while this is forward progress, the 
Government's action does nothing to address industries' key issues 
of copyright modernization and improved enforcement and is only a 
small step forward. 
 
 
 
2. (U) The full text of the proposed amendments can be found at: 
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/2009-10-31 /html/reg3-eng.html 
 
 
 
3. (SBU) Comment: Amending these regulations is an easy and 
non-controversial action for the Government of Canada and we agree 
that the amendments, while positive, are underwhelming.  This small 
step does not change the pressing need for the Government to 
quickly act on prior commitments to implement the WIPO internet 
treaties and increase Canadian law enforcement officers' 
authorities to stop the flow of counterfeit goods.  End Comment. 
JACOBSON