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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Privacy Commissioner Rules that LSAT Fingerprinting Violates the Law
PrivacyScan is reporting that the Privacy Commissioner is about to release a finding that the LSAT fingerprinting requirement violates Canadian privacy law. The Commissioner rejected arguments that the test is non-commercial and thus outside PIPEDA. Moreover, she found that there are less privacy invasive mechanisms to address concerns about fraudulent […]
More Shades of Captain Copyright
On the heels of Captain Copyright, ASCAP gives educators Donny the Downloader.
Industry Committee Demands a Canadian DMCA
Just as parliamentarians voted to break for the summer, the Industry Committee (member list here) issued its report on counterfeiting and piracy, unambiguously titled Counterfeiting and Piracy are Theft. The report and its recommendations are stunning as they represent the most lopsided copyright related report since Sam Bulte chaired the […]
Senate C-59 Committee Hearings Conclude
This evening's Senate Committee hearings on C-59, the movie camcording bill, went about as expected with the Senators passing the bill and generally voicing support. That said, there was some skepticism – one Senator expressed doubt about whether this was a major problem, while another was surprised that the Canadian […]