Higher penalties, more enforcement, tracking needed of pirated goods: report

OTTAWA – A Parliamentary committee endorses the federal government’s move to criminalize the unauthorized camcording of a movie in cinemas in its report released this week. The endorsement by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology in its Counterfeiting and Piracy are Theft report falls under the broader recommendation that criminal sanctions be added to combat counterfeiting and piracy. The report recommends the federal government enact “clearly defining offences for commercial circumvention activities and making persons who distribute pirated digital works and who manufacture and/or distribute circumvention devices for commercial gain liable.” Other suggestions include strengthening civil remedies for...