David Fraser notes that a special committee has released its recommendations for reforms to the B.C. privacy legislation.
News
CAB Seeks New Copyright Exception
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters has posted its submission to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, which is conducting a science and technology policy review. The CAB calls on the committee to "recommend to the Government of Canada that sections 30.8 and 30.9 of the Copyright Act be […]
Who Owns Sports Coverage?
The NY Times covers the growing tension between professional sports teams and bloggers. I covered the issue in a column last summer.
Next Net Neutrality Steps at the CRTC
Bell did not waste any time in responding to the Primus net neutrality submission as it has called on the CRTC to reject it. The next steps are fairly clear – CAIP has been given until Monday to respond to the Bell submission. With those submissions in hand, the CRTC […]
CIRA’s New WHOIS Policy To Take Effect in June
The Canadian Trademark Blog notes that after years of consultations and discussion, CIRA has finally committed to a date for implementing its revised WHOIS policy. As of June 10, 2008, CIRA will no longer release information about individual registrants. Registrants can still opt-in to having their information posted to the […]
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