Torrent Freak reports that the legal fight over QuebecTorrent heads to court this summer with hearings scheduled for July in Montreal.
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CTV and ABC Strike Online Drama Deal
The Globe and Mail reports that CTV and ABC have struck a deal to stream episodes of Lost, Desperate Housewives, and Grey's Anatomy in Canada.
Public Policy Forum Disinvites Knopf from IP Symposium
Howard Knopf reveals that the Public Policy Forum, which is hosting a symposium next week on intellectual property in Ottawa (I am on a panel), has disinvited him. Knopf suggests that the move comes as a result of "strong pressure was brought to bear on PPF" and that "PPF capitulated."
More Support for CAIP
L'Union des Consommateurs, a leading Quebec-based consumer rights group, has filed a submission in support of CAIP in the Bell throttling case. Meanwhile, the CRTC has posted hundreds of comments from individual Canadians who are also siding with CAIP.
Canada Remains in Good Company in USTR Special 301 Report
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