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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

Government Says No Further Copyright Reform in the Criminal Code

During the Senate debate over Bill C-59, a Conservative Senator was asked this week whether the government has any intention of putting other copyright infringement activities under the Criminal Code.  Senator Janis G. Johnson responded no.

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June 23, 2007 — 3 comments — News

WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Fails to Progress

Good news from Geneva this week where the proposed Broadcasting Treaty failed to generate much support.  A diplomatic conference for 2007 is now off the table.  Reports from IP Watch, EFF, KEI, and Howard Knopf.

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June 23, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — News