Yesterday Canada's largest ISPs, including Bell, Bell Aliant, MTS Allstream, Rogers, Shaw, SaskTel, Telus, and Videotron, announced the launch of Project Cleanfeed Canada in partnership with cybertip.ca. The project will allow the ISPs to block access to hundreds of child pornography sites. The list of sites will be generated by […]
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The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has issued another decision against a Canadian man for postings on two websites. The case arises from a complaint launched by Richard Warman. The tribunal issued a $7,500 penalty.
DRM is Dead
So says an IFPI board member (hat tip – Boing Boing).
PIPEDA Hearings – Day 02 (B.C. Privacy Experts)
The second day of PIPEDA hearings featured two privacy experts from B.C. – Richard Rosenberg of the B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association and Professor Colin Bennett of the University of Victoria. The discussion interestingly focused on several issues that I highlighted in my article this week including naming names and order making power. Thanks to Kathi Simmons and Shiran Sabari, below is full look at the day's discussion.
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The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has voted unanimously to conduct hearings on the future of the CBC starting in the new year. The move comes after the Conservative government shelved a potential review earlier this year. Interestingly, the hearings could have an impact on copyright reform since tying up […]
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