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EFF and CIPPIC Launch Online Rights Canada

There is exciting news today for those concerned with a public interest perspective on a range of online issues.  The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic have jointly announced the creation of Online Rights Canada, a new grassroots organization focused on technology and information […]

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December 9, 2005 1 comment News

Sony Commentaries

With the Sony rootkit story continuing to make news, there has been a raft of important commentary on the incident. Two of note from today – the New York Times runs an op-ed from Damian Kulash, lead singer of the group OK Go.  Kulash speaks out against DRM (noting the […]

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December 6, 2005 Comments are Disabled News

The Liberal Tech Law Record: 2004-05

My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, freely available version) examines the Liberal minority government' s record on technology law issues.  I suggest that much like the underlying policies themselves, the record is a mixed bag.  It falls into three groups of developments: (i) completed policies; (ii) policies that […]

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December 5, 2005 Comments are Disabled Columns

Is the CBC Moderating Online Forums to Stifle Criticism?

There is controversy brewing over CBC Radio One' s move toward playing more contemporary music in a new afternoon show that critics say sounds very similar to commercial radio.  Kate Taylor of the Globe and Mail covers the issue in an article in Saturday' s paper. What Taylor does not […]

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December 4, 2005 3 comments News

The Sony Effect

One of the most important aspects of the ongoing Sony rootkit story has been its impact on musicians.  As I noted in a previous post, Business Week has demonstrated how the controversy has had an unmistakable negative impact on music sales for artists with the DRM-infected CDs.  A new Business […]

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December 3, 2005 2 comments News