I have written frequently about the need for Canada to move forward on anti-spam legislation (I was a member of the National Task Force on Spam that unanimously concluded that such laws are needed). More recently, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada echoed the call for anti-spam legislation. This week, both […]
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Net Neutrality in the Media
Amber MacArthur, now with CityNews, produced a good intro to the net neutrality issue. Interestingly, both Rogers and Bell refused to appear on camera for the story. Meanwhile, Shane Shick at Computing Canada provides his perspective, concluding that "if we value access to information as we do access to health […]
U.S. Theatre Owner Association President Talks Up Canadian Camcording
John Fithian, the President of the National Association of Theater Owners (yes, their acronym really is NATO), has put the Canadian camcorder issue back on the public agenda in the U.S. Reuters reports that Fithian claimed at a press conference yesterday that the success of U.S. authorities targeting camcording has […]
Rogers Warns Customers on Vista
Several people have written to note that Rogers is warning customers about incompatiblities between Microsoft Vista and Rogers Yahoo Online Protection 2.0. The company is advising customers to uninstall the security protection when upgrading to Vista. Further, Rogers acknowledges that there are security risks because of the incompatibilities.
The Viacom – YouTube Lawsuit
Text of the lawsuit here. Interesting comments from IP Democracy (noting that Viacom relies on the same laws as YouTube for two video sites it owns), Paul Kedrosky (describing it as the continuing triumph of hidebound copyright law over marketing), and Eric Goldman (on the likelihood of a settlement). Update: […]
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