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James Moore on the Private Copying Levy

“As technology changes, the levy is not an effective mechanism to compensate copyright creators for possible theft of their work. For that reason, our Government has not included an expansion of the private copying regime to iPods and other devices in our recently proposed amendments to copyright. Instead, we have […]

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August 30, 2010 22 comments News

Google, Yahoo Concerned About Bill C-32’s Enabler Provision

The Wire Report reports (sub required) that Google and Yahoo are concerned with the “enabler” provision in Bill C-32.  The provision is designed to target sites that facilitate but the search engines fear it could have unintended consequences.

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August 30, 2010 1 comment News

CRA Cracks Down on eBay Seller

The Canada Revenue Agency has fined a B.C. man $68,000 for failing to report sales on eBay.

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August 30, 2010 Comments are Disabled News

Next ACTA Round To Be Vice-Ministerial Level Meeting

The Japanese media is reporting that the next round of ACTA negotations in Tokyo will be a Vice-Ministerial level meeting, providing further confirmation that countries expect to conclude the agreement at the late September meeting.

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August 27, 2010 3 comments News

CIPPIC Says Facebook Failing Privacy Promises

CIPPIC argues that Facebook has failed to comply with the privacy commitments it made as part of last year’s settlement with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

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August 27, 2010 1 comment News