It is unclear why the ostensibly neutral Public Policy Forum remove Howard Knopf from the program of an upcoming forum on copyright in Canada, but most observers agree it wasn't benign. Writes Knopf, "It seems that strong pressure was brought to bear on PPF to have me removed from the program and that PPF capitulated." Knopf had intended to present a paper that "documents several weaknesses in American copyright law and some 15 areas in which Canadian copyright law is already stronger and better than American law." Remaining on the program is Glen Bloom, a registered lobbyist for Time Canada Ltd., Warner Bros. Entertainment Canada Inc., AOL Canada Inc., and The Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association. More coverage from TechDirt and Michael Geist (who also remains on the program).
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