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The Sound and Fury of the USTR Special 301 Report

Knowledge Ecology Studies, a new journal from KEI, features a short commentary from me on the USTR Special 301 report.

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July 9, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

CIRA Calls for Director Nominations

The CIRA Board of Director process continues with a new call for "member nominated" directors.  The deadline for nomination is July 20th.  The CIRA Nomination Committee has posted its slate of candidates here.

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July 9, 2007 1 comment News

The High Cost of Canadian Wireless

The National Post featured a revealing article on the weekend featuring comments from both RIM and Google about the high prices associated with Canadian wireless services, particularly the cost of the data.  The numbers in the article point out that Canada is not even close to being competitive with countries […]

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July 8, 2007 36 comments News

CMPDA Says Back Room Lobbying Key to Movie Piracy Bill

CMPDA President Doug Frith tells the Hollywood Reporter that back-room lobbying from the Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. (Wilson) and the U.S. Ambassador to Canada (Wilkins) was very helpful in getting Bill C-59 passed.

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July 5, 2007 1 comment News

CBC.ca on Wikipedia

CBC.ca examines Wikipedia and the willingness of courts and law enforcement to rely on it.

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July 5, 2007 Comments are Disabled News