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Movie Camcording Bill Clears Debate, Hearings, and Three Readings in 80 Minutes

Bill C-59, the anti-camcording bill, blazed through the House of Commons yesterday.  The bill was debated and given all three readings (hearings were deemed unnecessary) in only 80 minutes, less time than it takes to actually watch most movies.  The bill is now at the Senate awaiting approval.  Justice Minister […]

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June 14, 2007 8 comments News

CRTC Chair Von Finckenstein on Broadcast and Telecom

CRTC Chair Konrad Von Finckenstein has had a busy week with major speeches on broadcast and telecom.

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June 14, 2007 3 comments News

Privacy Commish Ordered to Appear Before Air India Inquiry

The inquiry chair has ordered Commissioner Stoddart to appear following comments in the media on the no-fly list.

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June 14, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Is Canada Against Access to Knowledge?

Delegates from around the world are meeting in Geneva this week to work on the critically important World Intellectual Property Organization Development Agenda.  The WIPO Development Agenda represents a major effort from developing countries to ensure that global IP policy adopts a broader perspective by better reflecting the needs of […]

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June 13, 2007 2 comments News

Is Content Filtering the New DRM?

There was a time when Internet service providers would not touch the idea of blocking or filtering content, particularly after the Stratton Oakmont decision in the U.S., which intimated that ISPs that got into the content monitoring business would face potential liability for legal issues arising from such content.  No […]

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June 13, 2007 13 comments News