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Rogers Increases Penalties for Exceeding Bandwidth Caps

The Globe reports that Rogers is raising the penalties for exceeding its bandwidth caps, doubling the size of the maximum penalty to $50.

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March 3, 2010 5 comments News

Australian Officials Borrow U.S. Rhetoric On Canadian Copyright

An Australian blogger reports on a recent conversation with Australian government officials discussing ACTA and copyright related issues.  The report indicates that Australia – which changed its copyright laws under pressure from the U.S. as part of a trade deal – now borrows from the U.S. playbook in criticizing the […]

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March 3, 2010 5 comments News

German Justice Minister: ACTA Transparency And No Three Strikes

German Justice Minister Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger tells Spiegel Online that Germany would like to see the full draft ACTA texts released now and that the country will not accept inclusion of a three strikes system nor adopt such a system domestically.

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March 3, 2010 1 comment News

USTR Posts ACTA Responses

The USTR has posted responses to a series of ACTA questions posed by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden.

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March 3, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Calls for ACTA Transparency

The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Van der Hoeven has issued a release calling for ACTA transparency.  Van der Hoeven adds that a three-strikes system is unacceptable.

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March 2, 2010 Comments are Disabled News