12.06.2012 - 05:19 [ techdirt ]

Canadian IP Lobby Calls For SOPA North, Complete With Website Blocking And Secondary Liability

The Canadian IP Council, one of the country‘s biggest intellectual property lobbying groups, has just released its policy roadmap (pdf) for the coming years, and the list of goals and recommendations is disturbingly ambitious. The document focuses primarily on counterfeiting and trademark issues, but its list of remedies amounts to a Canadian SOPA that would see ISPs regulated, websites blocked and personal data shared with infringement-snooping private watchdogs.