Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 19, 2009 as Anti-spam Bill Targeting Phishers, Spyware Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on May 19, 2009 as Long-Awaited Anti-Spam Bill Likely Faces a Few More Hurdles The recent introduction of the Electronic Consumer Protection Act, Canada's long-awaited anti-spam bill, has been greeted […]
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Search Engine Adopts Creative Commons Licence
Search Engine has made the move to TVO. The first episode includes an announcement that the program will now be available under a Creative Commons licence.
Berman Bill Seeks To Expand U.S. IP Enforcement Efforts
IP Watch reports that U.S. Congressman Howard Berman has inserted language into a bill that would mandate the creation of ten new attaches that would enhance U.S. efforts to pressure foreign countries on IP enforcement. Based on the language in the bill, Canada would be a likely target.
Soundproof Books
Jamie Love of KEI has an important post on how Random House has turned off text-to-speech in all its Kindle editions in the United States.
PrivacyAdvocates.ca
A new site – PrivacyAdvocates.ca – has launched in an effort to link privacy advocates worldwide.
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