CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein told an audience last week that the Telecommunications Act and Broadcasting Act require an overhaul with a single communications law the better approach.
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The Agenda’s Decade of Downloading Debate
Last Friday, I appeared on TVO's The Agenda for a 40 minute debate titled "A Decade of Downloading." Other participants include Bob Wiseman (formerly of Blue Rodeo), Matt Hartley of the Globe and Mail, Grant Dexter of MapleMusic, and Andy Maize of the Skydiggers and MapleMusic. The program is embedded […]
Cinema Guzzo Faces $10K Damage Award for Invasive Search
Cinema Guzzo, a Montreal-based theatre chain, has been ordered to pay $10,000 in damages arising from the search of a patron's bag that violated their privacy rights. The lawsuit over the "abusive search" was first filed in July 2007. While this case has nothing to do with copyright, how long […]
SaveOurNet.ca To Host Town Hall Meetings Across Canada
SaveOurNet.ca, the group focused on net neutrality, is hosting several town hall meetings across Canada. I will be participating in the June 10th event in Ottawa, but there are additional events planned for Toronto and Vancouver.
“The reports were not intended to please any particular lobby”
Anne Golden, CEO of the Conference Board of Canada, in conversation with IT Business about the three reports recalled by her organization.
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