The CRTC has identified the names of three organizations that violated the do-not-call list and levied fines against each. In a news release issued Wednesday, the CRTC said it has fined weight-loss coach Rob Sugar $4,000 and issued $10,000 fines to Roofing by Peerless Mason Ltd. and Waterproofing by Peerless […]
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Privacy Commissioner Expected To Release Facebook Compromise Today
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada will hold a news conference this morning at which she is expected to reveal that her office and Facebook have reached an agreement on privacy changes at the social networking site.
How Does Canada’s Digital Music Market Really Stack Up?
CRIA's Graham Henderson has posted an op-ed in the Georgia Straight in which he repeats many of his comments from an earlier copyright consultation roundtable. Henderson points to U.S. sales and new services Europe such as Spotify and Nokia's Comes With Music to support his claim is that Canada is […]
Charlie Angus on Copyright Reform
Exclaim! has an interview with Charlie Angus on copyright reform. Angus states: "Canada's copyright laws need to be updated but that isn't to say that we are in any way some kind of digital banana republic, as is being claimed by the CRIA crowd. What's really important is, are we […]
Does ACTA Violate European Constitutional Law?
FFII reports on why the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement may be declared unconstitutional by European constitutional courts.
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