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Mark Twain, Sonny Bono, copyright and the new NAFTA

What do changes to the rules around intellectual property change for Canadians who invent and create — and what do Mickey Mouse among others have to do with it?

What changes to intellectual property could mean for Canada's knowledge economy

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Mexico, Canadian and U.S. officials hold documents after signing an update to NAFTA in Mexico City on Dec. 10. 2019. (Marco Ugarte/The Associated Press)

The new NAFTA (or CUSMA, depending on your acronym of choice) has one section that isn't getting as much attention – copyright and intellectual property.

So what is extended copyright, and why is it coming to Canada?

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What do changes to the rules around intellectual property change for Canadians who invent and create — and what do Mark Twain, Mickey Mouse and Sonny Bono have to do with it?

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