Sara Bannerman has posted her latest article examining the Canadian position at WIPO on the Development Agenda.
Archive for August, 2008
Quebec Group Sues Provincial Government for Failing to Consider Open Source Alternatives
FACIL, a Quebec-based open source software advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit against the Quebec government for failing to consider open source software alternatives. FACIL argues in its filing [unofficial English translation] that the government spends millions on proprietary software without objectively evaluating open source alternatives that could enhance the […]
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 48: Education Harms – Lessons Must Be Destroyed After the Course
In addition to the prospect of new liability, the lesson provisions include a series of draconian conditions that undermine rather than facilitate education. For example, Section 30(5)(a) provides that the education institution is required to: destroy any fixation of the lesson within 30 days after the day on which the […]
Where Your Wireless Bill Goes
Wirelessnorth.ca with a great post that shows where your $75 monthly wireless bill goes (hint: lots of profit).
Telecom Complaints Agency Gets Full-Time Commissioner
The CBC reports that Howard Maker has been named the full-time head of the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services.
Recent Posts
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 200: Colin Bennett on the EU’s Surprising Adequacy Finding on Canadian Privacy Law 
Debating the Online Harms Act: Insights from Two Recent Panels on Bill C-63 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 199: Boris Bytensky on the Criminal Code Reforms in the Online Harms Act 
AI Spending is Not an AI Strategy: Why the Government’s Artificial Intelligence Plan Avoids the Hard Governance Questions 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 198: Richard Moon on the Return of the Section 13 Hate Speech Provision in the Online Harms Act
