Must Reads

• U.S. Senators Call for ACTA Transparency

  While the MPAA characterizes the calls for ACTA transparency as a distraction, at least two U.S. Senators do not agree.  Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VI) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) have written to USTR, asking that the ACTA text be made public. Nov.24/09Comments (1)

• Library Content Alliance on ACTA

  The Library Content Alliance has produced an issue brief on ACTA demonstrating specific concerns to the library community. Nov.24/09Comments (0)

• Canton on Digital Copyright Reform

  David Canton, writing in the London Free Press on digital copyright: "the three strikes proposal is not a palatable solution." Nov.24/09Comments (1)

• CWTA on Canadian Wireless

  "Canada's cellphone market is 'hypercompetitive'" Nov.24/09Comments (2)

• Government To Introduce ISP Child Porn Reporting Bill

  Multiple reports this morning indicate that the government plans to introduce a new bill requiring ISPs to report child pornography websites to designated authorities. More on the bill when it is released, but the government is apparently treating this as part of the lawful access package. Further, cybertip.ca already provides a tipline service and the largest ISPs already block child pornography images identified on the Cybertip.ca list. Nov.23/09Comments (10)

• 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 (6)

• 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)