[Yehoshua]

James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, will speak on copyright reform at a June 22 business conference on piracy and counterfeiting, in Toronto.

The conference, organized by the International Chamber of Commerce and Canadian Intellectual Property Council, will draw attention to the urgent need for action by G8 and G20 leaders against intellectual property (IP) theft. An international expert panel on IP protection will highlight recent studies on the impact of IP theft on G20 governments, businesses and consumers, and measures G8/G20 governments should take against counterfeiting and piracy.

    When:     Tuesday, June 22, 2022
              12:40 - Minister Moore's speech
              13:30 - International panel discussion on IP theft, impacts and
                      counter-measures

              Panelists:  -  Jean Rozwadowski, Secretary General,
                             International Chamber of Commerce (impact of IP
                             theft on G20 governments, businesses and
                             consumers)
                          -  Dr. George Barker, Director, Centre for Law and
                             Economics, College of Law, Australian National
                             University (IP, innovation and economic growth)
                          -  Sylvie Forbin, Vice President, Public and
                             European Affairs, Vivendi (digital piracy in the
                             EU)

              Moderator:  Graham Henderson, President, Canadian Recording
                          Industry Association

    Where:    Toronto Board of Trade, 1 First Canadian Place (King & Bay),
              Toronto

[Yehoshua]

For further information: Don Hogarth, Hogarth Communications, 416-565-8920, [email protected]; Dawn Chardonnal, ICC Communications, +33 1 49 53 29 07, [email protected]

So can anyone make it, possibly with an awkward question in-hand just in case? And self-identify as "Joey Bloggs, Pirate Party of Canada, I was wondering..."

[Sean Hunt]

The question, if anyone can make it there, should probably include researched figures that disagree with theirs.

[Mike Bleskie]

That first post of yours sounds terrible... terms that come right out of an RIAA textbook.

Also, it's a bit late, the time to figure that out would have been last week.

[Yehoshua]

a) It's copy/pasted from their press release, don't complain to me about the language...or should I "sanitise" all posts on the forum to ensure they use our words, not theirs?

b) So sorry I only heard of it yesterday, and thought it was still worth giving people a heads-up, with 50+ members living within walking distance of the site, I figured it was worth the chance to actually you know...increase public presence and challenge the status-quo and "facts" being put out by opponents. Obviously I was wrong, and since I couldn't give you at least 7 days' notice, I should have just not mentioned anything and let it pass.

c) Even if not to ask a question, somebody going and writing up a summary/post for us to put on our front page might be worthwhile.

[Mike Bleskie]

a) It's copy/pasted from their press release, don't complain to me about the language...or should I "sanitise" all posts on the forum to ensure they use our words, not theirs?

That's my point - It's the fact that /they/ are using that language.

b) So sorry I only heard of it yesterday, and thought it was still worth giving people a heads-up, with 50+ members living within walking distance of the site, I figured it was worth the chance to actually you know...increase public presence and challenge the status-quo and "facts" being put out by opponents. Obviously I was wrong, and since I couldn't give you at least 7 days' notice, I should have just not mentioned anything and let it pass.

c) Even if not to ask a question, somebody going and writing up a summary/post for us to put on our front page might be worthwhile.

Point taken.