The UK All Party Parliamentary Internet Group has released its report on DRM. Lots of noteworthy recommendations including increased disclosures, warnings of possible criminal actions against those behind Sony rootkit type cases, competition investigations, and broader exemptions to anti-circumvention provisions.
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The Book Business and the Internet
The NY Times runs a good article on the debate within the book industry over how to react to Internet distribution.
Internet Monitoring Leads to Terror Arrests
This weekend’s arrest of 17 people in Toronto on terrorism-related arrests have generated significant worldwide attention. Not to be overlooked are the reports that Internet monitoring played a key role in the investigation. According to the Toronto Star "when CSIS began monitoring the sites allegedly used by some of the […]
Linking to Captain Copyright
One of the discussion points regarding Access Copyright's Captain Copyright, has been the attempt to restrict who can link to the site. Interestingly, Access Copyright has now altered the specific linking terms. The earlier version, which is still used for the main Access Copyright site, provided that:
Youthforvolpe.ca
The Globe and Mail ran a piece this morning about a Joe Volpe parody website that was taken down almost immediately, which the article attributed in part to CIRA. This generated a lot of email, particularly since I am on the CIRA board. CIRA has just released a statement clarifying […]
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CRTC Approves Google’s $100 Million Online News Act Exemption Deal 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 217: David Fraser on the Privacy Implications of the Federal Court of Appeal’s Facebook Ruling 
When Antisemitism No Longer Shocks 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 216: Game Changer or More of the Same? Patrick Leblond on the New Global E-Commerce Agreement 
Is Meta Offside the Online News Act? The CRTC Wants to Know.
