Archive for July, 2008

Murray on the C-61 Lowdown

Queen's prof Laura Murray's recent talk on the C-61 lowdown has been posted online.

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July 22, 2008 1 comment News

IT World Canada Blogs C-61

IT World Canada has launched a copyright reform blog.  Postings include background on the bill and comments from Industry Canada.

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July 22, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

ACTA Negotiations to Continue Next Week

Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade reports that negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement will resume next week. 

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July 22, 2008 4 comments News

Spectrum Auction Concludes

The government's spectrum auction concluded yesterday with the government set to collect over $4.2 billion.  Industry Minister Jim Prentice will reportedly discuss plans for the proceeds later today.

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July 22, 2008 3 comments News

61 Reforms to C-61, Day 21: TPMs – No Exception to Protect Minors

An exception that surprisingly is not included in Bill C-61's anti-circumvention provisions is an exception to protect minors.  How does this arise in the context of copyright?  One obvious example are parents who wish to stop their children from watching certain scenes in a movie.  There are services such as […]

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July 21, 2008 12 comments News