The FCC reportedly stands ready to punish Comcast for its "network management" practices, a decision that may bolster the prospect of CRTC action against Canadian providers who engage in similar traffic shaping.
Archive for July, 2008
Quebec Court Issues Permanent Injunction Against QuebecTorrent
A Quebec court has issued a permanent injunction against Quebec Torrent. ADISQ and AFTPQ, the two Quebec associations that filed suit against the torrent tracker site, report that the Superior Court ordered the site to shut down the section of the site that permitted unauthorized sharing of music, movies, and […]
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 14: Music Shifting Provision Says Contract Trumps Copyright
Today's C-61 reform is particularly timely given yesterday's decision by Industry Minister Jim Prentice to demand that Bell and Telus account for their plans to charge for the receipt of text messages, a decision that Prentice described as "poorly thought-out." In the case of text message charges, the companies will presumably argue that their consumer contracts give them the right to alter charges and that this change is consistent with those rights. Prentice may rightly note the inequity of locking in a consumer for three years, yet reserving the right to fundamentally alter the costs borne by the consumer midway through the agreement. In other words, the contract may say one thing, but consumer rights and fairness dictate something else.
While that may be Prentice's perspective on consumer telecom contracts, he adopts a much different approach in Bill C-61.
CP on C-61
The Canadian Press covers the controversy over Bill C-61, with particular emphasis on its impact on privacy and consumer rights.
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 13: Music Shifting Provision and One Copy Per Device
Today's proposed reform comes directly from a reader of the blog who writes: While I was reading your latest entry in "61 Reforms to C-61," I realized that the "one copy per device" limitation on "format shifting" as described in Section 29.22(1)(d)(i) makes a common practice of mine illegal – […]
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