The government has quietly notified Community Access Programs across the country that it is cutting funding for the longstanding program that provides Internet access to the public. Statistics Canada’s 2010 Canadian Internet Use Study found that 54% of low income Canadians still do not have Internet access at home. Industry […]
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Government to Review Target’s Entry to Canada on Cultural Grounds
In what feels like an April Fool’s joke but isn’t, the Canadian government will conduct a review of Target’s entry into Canada on the grounds that it sells cultural products such as books. I wrote about the need to drop restrictions on bookseller restrictions in 2010 when Amazon created its […]
U.S. Online Real Estate Site Claims Canadian Realtor Infringed Copyright
Estately, a Seattle-based online real estate site, filed a DMCA takedown notice against Sutton WestCoast over the look and feel of its website. The complaint succeeded in taking the Canadian site offline.
Justice Committee Report Recommends Expanding Lawful Access Legislation
ACTA Rapporteur: Little Evidence That ACTA Will Fix Global IP Enforcement
David Martin, the ACTA rapporteur at the European Parliament, has published an op-ed expressing skepticism about the agreement’s effectiveness, noting “so far there is little evidence that it will have the intended effect. Indeed several non-signatories have stressed their opposition to the agreement.”
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 236: Robert Diab on the Return of Lawful Access
