The release of the United States Supreme Court’s Grokster decision this past Monday generated, as expected, an avalanche of breathless headlines proclaiming victory for the recording industry and a “shutting of the tap” of music on peer-to-peer file sharing systems. While the highest court in the U.S. did indeed unanimously […]
Archive for June 28th, 2005
Canada-U.S.-Mexico Plan Raises IP, Spam and Privacy Issues
The Canadian, U.S., and Mexican government quietly released their Security and Prosperity Partnership for North America today. While the documents contain the usual high level commitments, several elements are worth watching from an technology and privacy law perspective.
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Episode 92: A Conversation with Senator Paula Simons on Copyright, the Internet and the Future of Media in Canada
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