Billboard reports that NDP MP Charlie Angus plans to introduce a private member's bill that would extend the private copying levy to MP3 players. Mar.15/10Comments (9)
FCC Chair Julius Genachowksi has a strongly worded op-ed on a U.S. broadband strategy that is scheduled to be unveiled on Tuesday. Mar.15/10Comments (0)
There has been a lot of activity on the UK Digital Economy bill in recent days including a leaked recording industry lobby document outlining its efforts to push the bill through and news that the Lib Dems plan to oppose the disconnection and web censorship provisions. Mar.15/10Comments (0)
Heesob Nam reviews the South Korean experience with three strikes legislation that has been in place since July 2009. The government reports thousands of initial notices that have been passed along by ISPs. There have been no instances of using the subscriber termination power. Mar.12/10Comments (0)
The Globe reports that the wireless sector is at the forefront of the government's foreign investment deregulation plans. The issue was the subject of considerable confusion following mixed signals from the Speech from the Throne and the budget. Mar.12/10Comments (0)
Prime Minister Harper will be answering questions on YouTube over the next week, providing a chance to raise digital strategy issues in a digital environment Mar.10/10Comments (0)
The Australian government has stated that it does not expect to make any changes to its domestic laws due to ACTA, hoping to persuade others to follow the Australian approach. Mar.10/10Comments (1)
InternetNZ has just announced that I will be the keynote speaker at PublicACTA, an ACTA conference scheduled just prior to the next round of ACTA negotiations in Wellington, NZ. Mar.10/10Comments (1)