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The EU is "demanding that Canada surrender its sovereignty over intellectual property law and policy." So argues Michael Geist after the release of a draft of the European Union proposal for the Canada - EU Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement. It's hard to argue that he's wrong - "the EU is demanding nothing less than a complete overhaul of Canadian IP laws including copyright, trademark, databases, patent, geographic indications, and even plant variety rights."

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