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Movie Piracy and Olympic Marks Bills Receive Royal Assent

Minutes before the Senate shut down for the summer on Friday, both the movie piracy bill (C-59) and the Olympic marks bill (C-47) received royal assent and are now part of the law of the land.

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June 23, 2007 2 comments News

Government Says No Further Copyright Reform in the Criminal Code

During the Senate debate over Bill C-59, a Conservative Senator was asked this week whether the government has any intention of putting other copyright infringement activities under the Criminal Code.  Senator Janis G. Johnson responded no.

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June 23, 2007 3 comments News

WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Fails to Progress

Good news from Geneva this week where the proposed Broadcasting Treaty failed to generate much support.  A diplomatic conference for 2007 is now off the table.  Reports from IP Watch, EFF, KEI, and Howard Knopf.

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June 23, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Bernier on the Move?

Dierdre McMurdy is reporting that Industry Minister Maxime Bernier may be shuffled out of the Industry portfolio to Defence.  Stockwell Day is mentioned as a possible successor.

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June 22, 2007 1 comment News

Telus on the Spectrum Auction

Telus responds to my column this week on the forthcoming wireless spectrum auction with a letter to the editor in today's Ottawa Citizen.  The company says that it takes exception to my advocacy for a set-aside for new entrants, stating that "we strongly believe that the competitive playing field should […]

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June 22, 2007 2 comments News