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Supreme Court Rules Against Patent Evergreening

The Canadian Supreme Court has issued another decision that recognized the limits of intellectual property.  This case, a pharmaceutical patent fight between AstraZeneca and Apotex, includes language from the court that explicitly warns against the practice of evergreening, whereby pharmaceutical companies seek to extend the life of patent protection by […]

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November 3, 2006 1 comment News

More Copyright Petitions at the House of Commons

Charlie Angus, an NDP MP, this week presented yet another petition calling for balanced copyright reform.

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November 3, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

Net Neutrality Back in the Canadian Spotlight

In a telling coincidence (I think), Canadian Press has two net neutrality stories out today.  The first is a general piece on network neutrality concerns from a Canadian perspective. Bell Canada is quoted as saying that "our position on network diversity/neutrality is that it should be determined by market forces, […]

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November 1, 2006 5 comments News

Privacy International Releases Global Privacy Rankings

UK-based Privacy International has released global privacy rankings of 37 countries.  Canada ranks second only to Germany.

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November 1, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

Statscan E-commerce Release Points to Digital Divide

Statistics Canada is out today with a new report on Canadian e-commerce trends.  The data confirms that e-commerce is growing with travel, books, clothing, software, and music leading the way.  It also points to substantial "window shopping" and notable differences in demographic purchasing habits (younger age groups buy music, older […]

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November 1, 2006 Comments are Disabled News