The Canadian Press runs an interesting story on some of the mobile music services that have yet to enter the Canadian market. Tim Westergren, the founder of the hugely popular Pandora service, places the blame squarely on the fees being demanded by record labels and rights societies, indicating that Pandora […]
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ACTA Round 11 Begins: Locking Out Civil Society
As the latest round of ACTA negotiations begins in Japan, PIJIP posts on what appears to be a concerted effort to exclude civil society groups from the meeting. PIJIP is not alone with their concern – Members of the European Parliament have written to Japanese officials to request an opportunity […]
Privacy Commissioner Completes Facebook Review
Lots of coverage today of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s announcement that she has completed her review of Facebook’s compliance with the recommendations arising from the first complaint. The office is currently investigating two other Facebook-related complaints.
CIRA Takes On DROC
CIRA has taken on the Domain Registry of Canada, a registrar that has been accused of domain slamming. DROC has responded by suing CIRA for $10 million.
Lawful Access Bill to Return this Fall
The Law Times reports that Justice Minister Robert Nicholson plans to reintroduce lawful access legislation this fall. Two prior bills died on the order paper late last year.
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