Archive for November, 2009

Sandvine Report Should Raise Doubt About Traffic Management Practices

Mark Goldberg points to a recent Sandvine broadband report on recent broadband traffic patterns. Goldberg points to the growth of real-time entertainment traffic, such as streaming, which is consistent with what the CRTC heard during the net neutrality hearings over the summer.  Most notable, however, is yet another confirmation that […]

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November 13, 2009 10 comments News

ACTA Criticism Goes Global

The mainstream media is picking up on the ACTA issue with a growing number of stories, all of which criticize the secret approach.  New articles include: Australia's Sydney Morning Herald masthead editorial – Regulating the Net in the Dark Washington Post – Copyright Overreach Takes a World Tour Irish Times […]

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November 13, 2009 5 comments News

Fox News On ACTA

As public concern over the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement mounts, even Fox News has taken an interest.

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November 13, 2009 4 comments News

ACTA Q&A With the Washington Post

Cecilia Kang of the Washington Post has posted a q & a we conducted yesterday on ACTA and the key concerns associated with the draft agreement.

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November 12, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

“ACTA Shall Be Concluded in 2010”

The ACTA negotiating countries have released a joint statement on the key issues under discussion.  The document, which is presumably an attempt at transparency, is consistent with the various leaks regarding the content of the treaty, including the treaty structure, a de minimus provision, and the Internet provisions such as […]

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November 12, 2009 5 comments News