Archive for January 15th, 2013

Class 9 – January 15, 2013

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January 15, 2013 Comments are Disabled Regulation of Internet Commerce January 2013 Blog

Ellis: TekSavvy Customers Win Big in Federal Court

David Ellis has a complete review of yesterday’s Federal Court hearing in the Voltage – TekSavvy file sharing case.  The judge sided with TekSavvy in adjourning the case to give CIPPIC the opportunity to have its request to intervene in the case considered.

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January 15, 2013 10 comments News

Government Caves to Lobbying Pressure on Anti-Spam Legislation

Canada’s anti-spam legislation was back in the news last week as the government unveiled revised regulations that may allow for the law to finally take effect next year. Canada is one of the only developed economies in the world without an anti-spam law and lengthy delays have created considerable uncertainty.

My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) notes that calls for Canadian anti-spam legislation date back to 2005, when a national task force recommended enacting laws to target spam, spyware, and other online harms (I was a member of the task force). The government passed the anti-spam law in December 2010, with many expecting a quick introduction of the accompanying regulations that would allow the law to take effect. After business groups criticized draft regulations released in June 2011, however, the government hit the pause button, leaving the law in limbo.

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January 15, 2013 3 comments Columns

Government Caves to Lobbying Pressure on Anti-Spam Legislation

Appeared in the Toronto Star on January 13, 2013 as Government Caves to Lobbying Pressure on Anti-Spam Law Canada’s anti-spam legislation was back in the news last week as the government unveiled revised regulations that may allow for the law to finally take effect next year. Canada is one of […]

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