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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

Bernier on the Move?

Dierdre McMurdy is reporting that Industry Minister Maxime Bernier may be shuffled out of the Industry portfolio to Defence.  Stockwell Day is mentioned as a possible successor.

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June 22, 2007 — 1 comment — News

Telus on the Spectrum Auction

Telus responds to my column this week on the forthcoming wireless spectrum auction with a letter to the editor in today's Ottawa Citizen.  The company says that it takes exception to my advocacy for a set-aside for new entrants, stating that "we strongly believe that the competitive playing field should […]

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June 22, 2007 — 2 comments — News

Privacy Commissioner Rules that LSAT Fingerprinting Violates the Law

PrivacyScan is reporting that the Privacy Commissioner is about to release a finding that the LSAT fingerprinting requirement violates Canadian privacy law.  The Commissioner rejected arguments that the test is non-commercial and thus outside PIPEDA.  Moreover, she found that there are less privacy invasive mechanisms to address concerns about fraudulent […]

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June 22, 2007 — 1 comment — News

More Shades of Captain Copyright

On the heels of Captain Copyright, ASCAP gives educators Donny the Downloader.

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June 22, 2007 — 2 comments — News