Canadians Not Favorably Impressed With Leaked ACTA Provisions

MichaelGeist.ca: Even Canadians are on the "down-with-ACTA" bandwagon and since they're not known for being a particularly rowdy bunch, there must be something to it, eh? Maple-leafer Michael Geist offers up a north-of-the-border viewpoint on the exposed secrets of an attempt by the US to foist their intellectual property laws on the innocents of the world:

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Much-anticipated Crunchpad Meets Untimely Death Due To IP Issues

TechCrunch.com: In a strange, and unfortunate twist of fate, Michael Arrington's much anticipated open-source touchpad computer, known as the Crunchpad, has been sent to the Deadpool. And a battle over intellectual property is to blame, it appears. More from Arrington's blog post on the topic:

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