Howard Knopf assesses the legal battle over the City of Toronto's use of the penny in an advertising campaign.
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Open WIPO Letter
IP Watch posts a open letter to the WIPO Secretary General that demonstrate the enormity of the problems at the UN institution.
Privacy Threats No Longer ‘Terra Incognita’ – The Video
Last week's column on the Data Protection and Privacy Commissioner's conference has generated a fair amount of attention. As I noted in my blog posting, the column was based on my concluding remarks in the final plenary of that conference. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has now […]
Downloading and Demonoid
Yesterday's jury verdict in Minnesota is unsurprisingly generating an enormous amount of attention – a $220,000 damage award for sharing 24 songs will do that. While Declan McCullagh and Ray Beckerman provide some good analysis about why and what next, it is worth noting that the Canadian context is very […]
CRIA To Promote Copyright “Education” Plan
CNET is reporting that Canada is in for another attempt to "educate" children about copyright. Despite the fact that both Captain Copyright and Fair-Share were recently shelved, CRIA is apparently anxious to work with provincial governments to develop copyright curriculum. Moreover, CRIA's Graham Henderson plans to target parents with messages […]
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Canada’s DST Debacle a Case Study of Digital Strategy Trouble 
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