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Public Domain Day 2009

Wallace McLean offers his annual public domain day list of authors whose work entered into the public domain in Canada on January 1st.

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January 4, 2009 3 comments News

New Brunswick To Implement Province-Wide Broadband Initiative

The Province of New Brunswick has announced plans to provide province-wide broadband connectivity within the next 18 months.

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January 4, 2009 3 comments News

Canada Border Services Opening Lawyer’s Mail

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak reports that Canada Border Services opened mail addressed to her office at Lang Michener, raising signficant privacy and client confidentiality concerns.

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January 4, 2009 5 comments News

CPCC and Best Buy Resolve Private Copying Dispute

The Canadian Private Copying Collective and retailer Best Buy have resolved a dispute over private copying levies, with the CPCC receiving nearly $1 million in compensation.

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January 4, 2009 1 comment News

RIAA Abandoning P2P Lawsuits

The Wall Street Journal reports that the RIAA has decided to abandon its strategy of suing individual file sharers.  The music lobby group has sued more than 35,000 people since 2003.  Instead, the RIAA plans to focus on a three-strikes and you're out approach with ISPs that would involve terminating […]

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December 19, 2008 23 comments News