If enacted, the changes would move the Canadian broadcast framework closer to that found in the U.S. The Federal Communications Commission has a limited rule against broadcast hoaxes that provides:
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Government to Appeal Ruling on Website Accessibility
The federal government is appealing a federal court ruling that ordered it to make its key websites accessible to visually impaired users.
Supreme Court Will Lead Tech Law in 2011
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