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U.S. Appellate Court Rules in Verizon v. RIAA

Professor Geist comments in the National Post on the recent Verizon v. RIAA decision in which a U.S. appellate court dealt a serious blow to the RIAA's current litigation strategy of suing file sharers. see: Music Giants Lose Key Fights Against Pirates also see: Bill 31

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December 22, 2003 Comments are Disabled News

Ontario Introduces Health Privacy Legislation

The Ontario government has introduced new health privacy legislation. The bill establishes new rules governing the collection, use, and sharing of health information. The Ontario Privacy Commissioner is charged with enforcement of the Act. see: Medical Record Bill Introduced

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December 18, 2003 Comments are Disabled News

New Canadian Privacy Commissioner Says No Need To Panic

New Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has spoken out and says that her office will be very sympathetic to business scrambling to implement Canada’s national privacy law. Stoddart also warned that she will review the issue of public disclosure of parties’ names, questioning the need to give anonymity to repeat […]

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December 18, 2003 Comments are Disabled News

CRIA Suits Raise ISP Concerns

In the wake of CRIA's reported plans to file suits against individual file sharers, the question of identifying the P2P users has moved to the fore. Professor Geist comments in a National Post piece on the likely response of Canada's ISPs. see: Web Firms To Name Pirates also see: True […]

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December 17, 2003 Comments are Disabled News

Canada’s Privacy Law Days Away From Full Effect

With PIPEDA scheduled to take full effect on January 1st, the media is beginning to take notice. Professor Geist comments in this Ottawa Sun article on the readiness of Canadian business to comply with the new law. see: Ready or Not, New Privacy Law’s Here also see: True Extent of […]

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December 17, 2003 Comments are Disabled News