An article from the Canwest News Service says that the Canadian government is “secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp international copyright laws which could make the information on Canadian iPods, laptop computers or other personal electronic devices illegal and greatly increase the difficulty of travelling with such devices….The deal would create a international regulator that could turn border guards and other public security personnel into copyright police.”

The agreement would include allowing for confiscation and destruction of devices with infringing content. The entire article is here.

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