The Competition Bureau has released a new bulletin on abuse of dominance provisions as applied to the telecommunications industry.
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Petition Against System-Access Fees
Liberal MP David McGuinty has supplemented his private member's bill that legislates against system access fees with a petition on point.
Van Loan Seeking to Centralize Conservative Copyright Message
Sources indicate that staff from Conservative Government House Leader Peter Van Loan spent the morning calling MPs to ensure that they forward correspondence from constituents on copyright to Industry Minister Jim Prentice's office. MPs were advised that the call was designed to ensure that Canadians receive the Conservative media lines […]
Aeroplan Launches DRM-Free Music Store
As Industry Minister Jim Prentice prepares to introduce a Canadian DMCA designed to protect DRM, Aeroplan has announced that its digital music store will offer DRM-free music from all four major record labels.
“Consumers May Lose Digital Content They Have Paid For”
Canwest covers the Canadian DMCA, noting that the bill is expected to hit Canadian consumers as they attempt to use their digital content.
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