Although it has garnered only limited attention in the rest of the country, for the past few months the British Columbia privacy and information technology communities have been embroiled in a high-stakes issue that raises difficult questions about the effectiveness of Canadian privacy law and the potential threat posed by […]
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Bridging the digital divide
Global efforts to bridge the technology gap between the developed and developing world focus appropriately on building the capacity of developing countries by providing much needed hardware, software, and skills training. E-commerce development, although a vital global issue, is a long-range goal for those engaged in digital divide work, since […]
Balancing rights of creators, users
Last week's Supreme Court online music tariff decision — popularly known as the Tariff 22 case — culminated nine years of legal wrangling as the Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers of Music in Canada (SOCAN), a leading Canadian music collective, failed in its attempt to pin a new royalty […]
Parties the same? Not on tech issues
Surprising answers emerge from surveys With much at stake, there's little debate With the federal election now just one week away, millions of voters are sizing up the national parties' positions on a wide range of issues. For those interested in technology law and policy issues — including copyright, spam, […]
Copyright reform needs a balanced approach
My recent column on Canadian copyright reform, which highlighted the dangers to both the Internet and to our education system posed by a report from a parliamentary committee chaired by Toronto-area MP Sarmite Bulte, touched off many reactions — both supportive and critical. On the critical side, Fred Wardle […]
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