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Technology Law at The Tyee

I'm delighted to report that my weekly column will now also be appearing at The Tyee, a terrific online B.C.-based publication (see, e.g., its coverage of the net neutrality issue).

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June 26, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Net Radio Stations Go Silent

Dozens of Internet radio stations will go silent today in protest of the royalty rate hike in the U.S.  I covered some of the Canadian implications last spring.

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June 26, 2007 3 comments News

The Art of Telecom Lobbying

Dierdre McMurdy, who is becoming a true must-read on political and lobbying side of telecom reform, has an interesting piece in today's Ottawa Citizen that provides a scorecard for the players in the current round of telecom lobbying efforts.

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June 25, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Canadian Cultural Goods Deficit Grows

Statistics Canada has released new data on trade in cultural goods, which show Canada's deficit grew to its highest level since 1999.

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June 25, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Movie Piracy and Olympic Marks Bills Receive Royal Assent

Minutes before the Senate shut down for the summer on Friday, both the movie piracy bill (C-59) and the Olympic marks bill (C-47) received royal assent and are now part of the law of the land.

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June 23, 2007 2 comments News