Content creators applaud G8 anti-piracy initiatives

TORONTO – Canadian content creators are applauding the statement from the G8 meeting in Russia vowing to better enforce intellectual property rights and crack down on piracy of things such as videos, music, and software. Organizations including the Canadian Film and Television Production Association, Canadian Recording Industry Association, and the Music Industries Association of Canada are glad that Canada is behind the G8 pledge. “We congratulate the Government of Canada for its strong and unqualified support for intellectual property rights,” the groups said in a joint statement. The groups hoped that Canada would implement the G8 commitment by passing new...