Must Reads

• NDP, Billy Bragg Make Case For Legalized Downloading

  The NDP's Charlie Angus and musician Billy Bragg held a press conference in Ottawa this morning to argue against criminalizing music downloading, instead supporting mechanisms to fully legalize the activity.
  Nov.20/09Comments (0)

• MPAA on ACTA

  "Outcries on the lack of transparency in the ACTA negotiations are a distraction." Nov.20/09Comments (4)

• UK Digital Economy Bill Introduced, Unlikely To Become Law

  The UK has introduced its Digital Economy Bill, though government officials admit it is unlikely to pass before the next election. Nov.20/09Comments (0)

• Huntsville Considers Internet Voting For Next Election

  Huntsville, Ontario is considering implementing Internet and telephone voting for its next municipal election in 2010. Nov.20/09Comments (0)

• Stopping the ACTA Juggernaut

  EFF's Eddan Katz posts a great U.S. legislative analysis of ACTA complete with dozens of links to underlying documents and reports. Nov.19/09Comments (0)

• Bannerman on the ACTA Choice

  Sara Bannerman has an interesting post on whether to participate or walk away from ACTA. Nov.19/09Comments (2)

• Telus Sues Rogers Over Ad Claims

  Telus has filed suit against Rogers over advertisements claiming that Rogers has "Canada's fastest network."  Telus argues that claims have been false since it launched its new network. Nov.19/09Comments (0)

• Spain Codifies Legal Right to Broadband

  Reuters reports that Spain has followed the Finnish lead by codifying a legal right to broadband.  All citizens will have the right to buy at least 1 MB at a regulated price. Nov.19/09Comments (1)

• Kindle Coming To Canada, But Who Provides the Wireless?

  There are multiple reports this morning that Amazon is finally selling the Kindle in Canada.  The device comes with wireless downloads, which suggests that a deal has been struck with a Canadian carrier.  But which one?
  
  Nov.17/09Comments (6)

• U.N. Censors Internet Censorship Poster At IGF

  The BBC reports on how the United Nations removed a poster promoting a book on Internet censorship by the University of Toronto's Open Net Initiative at the Internet Governance Forum currently underway in Egypt. Nov.16/09Comments (2)