News

Grokster and the Future of P2P

As many readers will have heard, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Grokster earlier today (Souter opinion, Ginsburg concurrence, Breyer concurrence).

I'm participating in a discussion of the decision at the Wall Street Journal online (free access for roundtable). My initial take and posting is:

Read more ›

June 27, 2005 — Comments are Disabled — News

Music Industry Puts Canada on Special Focus List

Having been criticized by the United States Trade Representative for our copyright policies, Canada is now two for two. The International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI), the global music industry association, has placed Canada on a special focus list.

Read more ›

June 24, 2005 — 1 comment — News

Ontario Privacy Commissioner Calls For Privacy Breach Reporting Law

Congratulations to Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian for being the first Canadian privacy commissioner to speak out for what should be self-evident: Canada needs a law that requires organizations to report privacy or security breaches to their customers.

Read more ›

June 24, 2005 — 1 comment — News

P2P and Privacy

In recent weeks, the Canadian Recording Industry Association has made several public statements about peer-to-peer file sharing and privacy. In letters to the editor criticizing the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), both Graham Henderson and Richard Pfohl have declared that P2P services constitute "the number one threat to privacy on the Internet."

Read more ›

June 24, 2005 — 1 comment — News

Ottawa Citizen on Bill C-60

The first major newspaper masthead editorial on Bill C-60 is out and it is a good one (letters to the editor can be sent from here). The lead editorial in today's Ottawa Citizen, which is titled "Copyrights and Wrongs", leaves little room for doubt about its perspective.

Read more ›

June 24, 2005 — Comments are Disabled — News
1 … 1,200 1,201 1,202 1,203 1,204 … 1,249