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Pirate Party on the Copyright Balance

The Pirate Party of Canada's Jake Daynes has an op-ed in the Georgia Straight on the party's views on striking the copyright balance.

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September 3, 2009 1 comment News

CIRA Board Nomination Support Period Coming to an End

The annual CIRA election process is underway and there are just a few days left for CIRA members to show support for nominated candidates for the board.

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September 3, 2009 1 comment News

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Rules Internet Hate Provision Unconstitutional

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled that the Internet hate provision found in the Human Rights Act is unconstitutional.  In a decision released today, the Tribunal ruled that the restriction on speech imposed by the provision is not a reasonable limit under Section 1 of the Charter of Rights […]

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September 2, 2009 8 comments News

ITBusiness Hosts Copyright Debate

ITBusiness.ca recently held a copyright roundtable on several issues, including the private copying levy.  A report and video of part one has been posted here.

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September 2, 2009 2 comments News

Knopf On Peterborough Copyright Roundtable

Howard Knopf blogs on yesterday's final copyright roundtable, held in Peterborough.  There was some local media coverage, in which Canadian Heritage Parliamentary Secretary Dean Del Mastro questioned the closed door approach to the consultations.

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September 2, 2009 Comments are Disabled News