Privacy issues have taken centre stage in Canada in recent weeks with the public’s attention focused on the major privacy breach at the CIBC. The CIBC case, involving the unauthorized disclosure of the personal financial information about dozens of bank customers to a scrap yard in the United States, illustrates […]
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Time music industry focused on product
The intense lobbying for stronger copyright legislation in response to music downloading, which culminated in last month's lobby day on Parliament Hill, is premised on three key pillars. First, that the Canadian recording industry has sustained significant financial losses in recent years due to decreased music sales. Second, that those […]
Numbers don’t crunch against downloading
Last week the Canadian music industry, led by senior executives and star musicians, including rocker Tom Cochrane and Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo, descended on Parliament Hill to lobby the government to reform Canada's copyright legislation. The industry sought meetings with government leaders such as Canadian Heritage Minister Liza Frulla […]
Dot-ca privacy plan a Canadian compromise
While the Internet has transformed many aspects of daily life, among the most important is near-instant access to an unparalleled electronic library. In addition to news, banking, and health information, most Internet users have discovered a surprisingly rich level of detail about themselves. “Googling” yourself often yields old Internet postings, […]
Internet-age aid for Canadian culture
Given Canada’s proximity to the United States, the protection of Canadian culture has long been a highly charged, emotional issue. Cultural protections were a staple of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement as Canada insisted on excluding culture from the scope of the agreement. As Canadian policy makers endeavoured to provide […]
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