Archive for March 12th, 2006

Alberta Introduces Bill to Block Patriot Act Disclosures

The Alberta government last week introduced Bill 20, which is designed to stop compelled disclosures of personal information under the USA Patriot Act.  The bill creates fines of up to $500,000 for violating provincial laws governing disclosure of records.  The fines arise for violation of the following provision: "A person […]

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March 12, 2006 5 comments News

More McBride

As keepmusiccoming.com falls into the hands of a Russian download site and the French Parliament moves closer toward creating download penalties akin to traffic tickets, Nettwerk founder Terry McBride continues to push for sanity in North America.  Check out his Save the Music Fan site, which includes his op-ed for […]

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March 12, 2006 Comments are Disabled News