The Government has issued a media advisory for the official launch of the copyright consultation. It is planned for 12:45 in Vancouver on Monday following the first roundtable. The CBC provides additional coverage on the consultation plans.
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The ISP Copyright Consultation Questions
Mediacaster posts the questions pertaining to ISPs that have been posed as part of the forthcoming copyright consultation. These include notice-and-takedown, ISP liability, and a making available right. The full consultation launches on Monday.
Industry Canada Launches Crowdsource Initiative To Map Broadband Access
Industry Canada has launched a crowdsourcing initiative that encourages Canadians to post details on their Internet access in an effort to map accessibility in Canada.
Privacy Commissioner Finds Facebook Violating Canadian Privacy Law
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released its long-awaited finding (media release, finding, backgrounder) in the complaint against Facebook on a variety of privacy grounds. The complaint was launched by CIPPIC in May 2008 (note that I am an advisor to CIPPIC but had no involvement in […]
National Post Podcast on Net Neutrality
I participated in debate with Bell's Jonathan Daniels on net neutrality for the National Post Full Comment podcast.
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