The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has shut down a Canadian-based domain name registration scam based out of Toronto. Thousands of businesses received fake domain name renewal notices from the scammers.
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Canadian Library Association on C-32: Digital Lock Rules “Fundamentally Flawed”
The Canadian Library Association has released detailed comments on Bill C-32. At the risk of being labeled “radical extremists” by Canadian Heritage James Moore, the CLA adopts positions that are very similar to those found on this blog and by those arguing for balanced copyright. The bottom line from the […]
ACTA Talks Resume: Round Ten Opens Today in Washington
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement talks resume today as Round Ten opens in Washington, DC. The full agenda indicates that all the issues will be addressed along with discussions of many smaller matters that have been left until the end. Following the last round in Lucerne, Switzerland (which only concluded 47 […]
SOCAN Seeks Leave to Appeal Fair Dealing Decision
SOCAN has filed a motion for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in the case involving fair dealing and online music previews. The Federal Court of Appeal upheld the Copyright Board’s ruling that such previews could be viewed as consumer research and qualify for fair dealing consideration.
Meera Nair on Access Copyright and Fair Dealing
“The fact that the material is copyrighted is not what entitles it to payment. Fair dealing should be given consideration before the cheques are written.” Read the full post.
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