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Cogeco Changes Broadband Ad Claims Following Competition Bureau Concerns

Cogeco has changed some its broadband advertising claims following concerns raised by the Competition Bureau.  The Bureau found that Cogeco had claimed that its services were the fastest "without having based such claims on fair comparisons."

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December 16, 2009 3 comments News

Ottawa Record Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Copyright Infringement

The Ottawa Citizen reports that an Ottawa record store owner grudgingly pleaded guilty to infringing copyright for possessing about 100 infringing CDs out of a collection of 500,000 to a million recordings.

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December 16, 2009 3 comments News

NZ Holds ACTA Briefing But Reveals Little

ComputerWorld reports on a recent ACTA briefing held by New Zealand government officials.  The media was not permitted to attend the briefing and attendees reported that the government provided little new information.  Meanwhile, NZ MP Clare Curran continues to voice concerns about ACTA, noting that the government has not responded […]

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December 16, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

New Zealand Releases Revamped Three Strikes Proposal

The New Zealand government has released a revamped three strikes proposal that incorporates full court hearings and the possibility of financial penalties.  A prior proposal, which would have resulted in subscriber access being terminated without court oversight, was dropped earlier this year following public protest.  The new proposal is essentially […]

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December 15, 2009 5 comments News

U.S. at WIPO: Committed To Better Copyright Exceptions

The U.S. delegation to the World Intellectual Property Organization has just delivered a noteworthy statement on its commitment to addressing copyright exceptions for persons with print disabilities.  The statement includes: the United States believes that the time has come for WIPO Members to work toward some form of international consensus […]

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December 15, 2009 3 comments News