Committee Report to Government on Counterfeiting
Further to our post last Tuesday, we note that The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology has submitted a report to the House of Commons entitled “Counterfeiting and Piracy Are Theft”. Apart from the title’s stating the obvious, the Committee’s report provides 19 recommendations, among which are creating a new criminal offence for manufacturing, reproducing, importing, distributing and selling counterfeit goods and stengthening civil remedies for counterfeiting and piracy infringements.
While some may oppose some of the recommendations as one-sided, others, such as the Canadian Anti-Countefeiting Network, fully support it.
Parliament has now adjourned for summer recess but the government will have to respond to the Committee’s report when the House resumes sitting in the Fall.
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