Archive for June, 2003

Tax Holiday Expiring, Regulators Aspiring on the Web

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The Internet in the summer of 1997 enjoyed a sense of seemingly unlimited potential and limited controls. While businesses and individuals flocked online, government ran away from regulating the Internet, adhering to a self-regulatory philosophy that dictated a hands-off approach.

 

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June 30, 2003 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

Reforming Copyright is a Concern for Everyone

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Supporters and opponents of copyright reform paint very different pictures of the impact of the Internet and new technologies on copyright. Advocates, typically categorized as creators, seek new rules to stop both unauthorized copying and attempts to break encryption technologies that protect copyrighted works. They point to the seemingly unstoppable growth of peer-to-peer file sharing services such as Kazaa as evidence that the Internet currently represents the single greatest threat to copyright owners.

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June 23, 2003 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Spent $500,000 Over Two Years

The heat on Canadian Privacy Commissioner continues to escalate as reports now indicate that together with an executive assistant he spent $500,000 on travel and hospitality over the past two years. The figures apparently includes tens of thousands of dollars on lunches where the Commissioner both submitted and approved the […]

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June 18, 2003 Comments are Disabled News

Committee Has Lost Confidence in Commissioner

A Canadian Parliamentary Committee conducting hearings into Canada’s Privacy Commissioner has said that it believes he deliberately misled them and that they have lost confidence in him. An interim report ask for the Auditor General to conduct comprehensive audit of the Privacy Commissioner’s office and the final report may call […]

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June 18, 2003 Comments are Disabled News

Canadian Privacy Commissioner Releases Substantial Similarity Report

The Privacy Commissioner has issued his second report on the substantial similarity of provincial legislation to the federal law. Not surprisingly, the Commissioner stated that he did not believe privacy bills in British Columbia and Alberta met the similarity test. see: Report also see: Coverage here.

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June 18, 2003 Comments are Disabled News