Archive for March, 2008

Charlie Angus on a WIPO Reality Check

The NDP's Charlie Angus offers Industry Minister Jim Prentice a much-needed reality check on WIPO and copyright reform.

March 10, 2008 — 5 comments — News

Canadian Lawyer on the Canadian Blawging

Thanks to Canadian Lawyer for naming this blog one of Canada's top ten legal blogs.

March 10, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — News

Network Neutrality in Canada

Network Neutrality in Canada, in For Sale to the Highest Bidder: Canadian Telecom Policy in an Era of Deep Integration (Marita Moll and Leslie Regan Shade, eds.) (Ottawa, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)

March 10, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — Chapters

CMEC Renews Call for Educational Exemption

Sam Trosow points to (and dismantles) the latest CMEC call for an Internet exception to cover "free stuff" on the Internet. The CMEC proposal continues to drive a wedge between education groups and discouragingly burns important political capital on an ill-advised reform that is unnecessary and potentially harmful.

March 10, 2008 — 4 comments — News

Everybody Is Jumping on the Levy Bandwagon

Appeared in the Toronto Star on March 10, 2008 as Everybody is Jumping on the Levy Bandwagon From levies on blank CDs to tariffs on background music played in dental offices, Canada has long held the reputation of being a haven for policies that support cultural and creator groups through […]

March 10, 2008 — 8 comments — Columns Archive