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Survey Says Ten Percent of Online Canadian Shoppers Hit By ID Theft

A new Ipsos Reid survey claims that ten percent of Canadian online shoppers have reported experiencing ID theft.

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October 23, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Post-Election C-61 Coverage

VueWeekly in Edmonton covers C-61 in advance of a talk I'm giving there this week, while the Gauntlet in Calgary laments the lack of attention on copyright during the campaign.

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October 23, 2008 1 comment News

Australia to Introduce Resale Royalty Right

Lawfont reports that the Australian government has announced plans to introduce a new resale royalty right for visual art.

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October 23, 2008 3 comments News

CRTC Considers Changes to Do-Not-Call List

The CRTC has announced that it is considering changes to the do-not-call list, including an expansion of the exception for political parties and consideration of how to allow for lengthier registrations (rather than just three years before renewal).  Comments are due by December 4, 2008.

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October 21, 2008 3 comments News

Lessig on How the DMCA Stifles Political Speech

Larry Lessig pens an op-ed in the NY Times explaining how the DMCA has resulted in copyright law being used as a tool for censorship.

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October 21, 2008 Comments are Disabled News