The National, the Canadian Bar Association's monthly magazine, features a lengthy article on copyright reform in the December 2005 issue (the full issue is available for download in PDF form; the relevant article is at pages 32-37). The article contains several quotes from me on the dangers of anti-circumvention legislation. […]
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Competition Bureau Obtains Consent Decrees Against Two Spammers
Nearly a year after its last round of anti-spam actions, the Canadian Competition Bureau yesterday announced settlements with two Canadian spamming operations that used spam to promote a "bogus" product called Fuel Saver Pro. The joint announcement with the FTC suggested that there were hundreds of victims worldwide from the […]
Election Answers
For the past two weeks, I have featured columns focusing on law and technology issues within the context of the upcoming election. Last week I focused on the Liberal record during its minority government and this week I posed "big picture" issues that need answering. I got my first answer […]
Election Questions
While Sam Bulte provides some election answers, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has posed a series of new questions to the political parties. I must admit that I find the questions incredibly disappointing. The AUCC chose to ask essentially the same question in nine different ways. That […]
EFF and CIPPIC Launch Online Rights Canada
There is exciting news today for those concerned with a public interest perspective on a range of online issues. The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic have jointly announced the creation of Online Rights Canada, a new grassroots organization focused on technology and information […]
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