Appeared in the Toronto Star on December 11, 2006 as Let Loose the Flow of Digital Information More than one hundred representatives from libraries, museums, archives, publishers, copyright collectives, the education community, and government gathered last week in snowy Montebello, Quebec for a national summit on a Canadian digital information […]
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Child Pornography Blocking Plan a Risk Worth Taking
Appeared on December 4, 2006 in the Toronto Star as Child Porn Blocking Plan a Risk Worth Taking Few issues unite Internet users as much as their collective distaste for censorship. It was therefore unsurprising that many in the Internet community recoiled at last month's announcement that a group of […]
We’re All On Candid Camera
Appeared in the Toronto Star on November 27, 2006 as We're All On Candid Camera Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on November 28, 2006 as You Might As Well Smile, We're All on Candid Camera Appeared in the BBC on November 28, 2006 as Private Life Exposed by Net Video […]
Hearings Offer Chance to Fix Holes in Privacy Law
Appeared in the Toronto Star on November 20, 2006 as Hearings Open Door to Fixing Deficient Privacy Law When the Canadian government enacted private sector privacy legislation – known as the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) – it included an important provision mandating a parliamentary review of […]
Oda Funding Controversy May Derail Broadcast and Copyright Policy
Appeared in the Toronto Star on November 13, 2006 as Shameful Lobbying No Way to Make Public Policy The Canadian Association of Broadcasters, which represents Canada's major television and radio broadcasting companies, celebrated its 80th anniversary last week in Vancouver. CAB President Glenn O'Farrell opened the organization's annual conference by […]
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