A CIRA domain name dispute resolution panel has issued the first clear finding of reverse hijacking (essentially a bad faith complaint). The case involved the forsale.ca domain.
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York University Joins Internet Archive Book Scanning Project
York University has joined the Internet Archive to help scan thousands of public domain books.
BBC Column on ACTA
The BBC runs an updated version of one of my recent pieces on ACTA.
Government to Introduce Anti-Spam Legislation
Industry Minister Tony Clement has placed an anti-spam bill on the Notice Paper, suggesting that the Government could introduce the bill as early as tomorrow. The bill carries the unwieldly name of "An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage […]
Pirate Bay Demands Retrial Amid Conflict Allegations
A lawyer representing one of the men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial has called for a retrial after reports that the judge was a member of the same copyright protection organizations as several of the main entertainment industry representatives. Judge Norstrom acknowledged to Swedish Radio that he was a […]
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