The National Post reports that the Canadian government plans to launch as task force to address spam. Professor Geist comments on the need for more aggressive enforcement actions against Canadian-based spamming organizations. see: Government Task Force To Launch Attack on Spam also see: BC Order
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Alberta and BC Privacy Laws Meet Substantial Similarity Test
Industry Canada has released exemption orders for both Alberta and British Columbia, finding that their private sector privacy laws meet the substantial similarity test found in the federal privacy law. The finding means that that organizations in the two provinces will not be subject to the federal private sector privacy […]
BC and Alberta Laws Meet Substantial Similarity Test
Industry Canada has released exemption orders for both Alberta and British Columbia, finding that their private sector privacy laws meet the substantial similarity test found in the federal privacy law. The finding means that that organizations in the two provinces will not be subject to the federal private sector privacy […]
Continuing Coverage of Internet Jurisdiction Survey
Media coverage of the ABA/ICC Internet jurisdiction project continues with a nice feature in the ABA Journal eReport. This article follows similar coverage in Warren’s Washington Internet Daily, National Journal’s Technology Law Daily, and BNA’s Electronic Commerce & Law Report.
CIPPIC Role In Copyright Case Featured
The Ottawa Citizen features a terrific story on the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic and its role in the recent file sharing case. The article focuses on the development of CIPPIC and provides a behind-the-scenes look at its involvement in the high profile CRIA case.
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