Myra Tawfik offers an interesting copyright history lesson in the Lawyers Weekly that points to user rights, circa 1832.
Archive for April, 2008
Patry on the Special 301 Report
Bill Patry has a great post on the USTR Special 301 report, questioning the decision to single out Canada for "serious concerns."
New Canadian WHOIS Policy Balances Privacy With Public Access
Appeared in the Toronto Star on April 28, 2008 as Domain Name Policy Puts Us in Internet Vanguard Earlier this month, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the agency that manages the dot-ca domain, celebrated its one millionth domain name registration. While that represents an important milestone, a far more noteworthy […]
Canadian Copyright Bill Likely in the Next Six Weeks
James Rajotte, the Alberta Conservative MP and Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry delivered a noteworthy address at the Public Policy Forum event on copyright this afternoon. Rajotte divided the government's IP agenda into three parts. The first involves commercialization of scientific research, which his committee is currently studying […]
Canadian Copyright Bill Likely in the Next Six Weeks
James Rajotte, the Alberta Conservative MP and Chair of the Standing Committee on Industry delivered a noteworthy address at the Public Policy Forum event on copyright this afternoon. Rajotte divided the government's IP agenda into three parts. The first involves commercialization of scientific research, which his committee is currently studying […]
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Government Finally Splits the Online Harms Bill: Never Too Late To Do The Right Thing…Or Is It? 
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