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Lawful Access, Its Potentials, and Its Lack of Necessity

Christopher Parsons has a great post on lawful access that provides background on what it contains and the reaction from many experts and stakeholders.

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November 10, 2011 1 comment News

Liberal Party Stands Against Warrantless Lawful Access

The Liberals have adopted a strong stand against warrantless disclosure of personal information under lawful access, a notable shift in position from its previous support for lawful access reforms.

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November 10, 2011 Comments are Disabled News

Why Copyright Reform Is Not the Cure for What Ails the Music Industry: Sources & Background Material

Since the posting of Why Copyright Reform Is Not the Cure for What Ails the Music Industry, my recent keynote lecture to the Nova Scotia Music Week conference, several people have written to ask for supporting documentation and background materials. The talk focused on CRIA’s conventional talking points and assessed Bill C-11 provisions on statutory damages, ISP liability, the enabler provision, and digital locks.  Below I’ve posted links to many of the supporting documents along with links to additional articles and sources on each issue.  The video is embedded at the bottom of this post.


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November 9, 2011 2 comments News

The Daily Digital Lock Dissenter, Day 26: Canadian Association of Media Education Associations

The Canadian Association of Media Education Associations is an association of Canadian media literacy groups from across Canada. The goal of CAMEO, through its member organizations, is to advocate, promote and develop media literacy in Canada. It provided a submission to the copyright consultation and had the following to say […]

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November 9, 2011 2 comments News

Net Neutrality Enforcement Put to the Test

The enforcement of Canada’s net neutrality rules, which govern how Internet providers manage their networks, was in the spotlight earlier this year when documents obtained under the Access to Information Act revealed virtually all major Canadian ISPs have been the target of complaints, but there have been few, if any, consequences arising from the complaints process.

The documents painted a discouraging picture, with multiple complaints against Rogers Communications due to the throttling of online games going seemingly nowhere, while a complaint against satellite Internet provider Xplorenet languished for months until the Commission threatened to launch a public proceeding.

In the aftermath of document disclosures, my weekly technology column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) notes there has been slow but steady change. 

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November 8, 2011 8 comments Columns