Charlie Angus, the NDP digital affairs critic, has introduced a net neutrality bill. The private member's bill is C-398. More details to come. Update: Bill now online . Slightly tougher than previous bill as permits throttling to relieve "extraordinary congestion."
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The 2009 Canadian Copyright Lobby Scoreboard
With the Canadian mainstream media featuring prominent coverage of the Conference Board of Canada's decision to recall its now discredited IP reports (Globe and Mail, CBC, Montreal Gazette, IT Business, Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star, Chronicle of Higher Education) it is worth remembering why the copyright lobby funded the […]
Minister Moore on the Hour
Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore appeared on CBC's The Hour this week, demonstrating strong support for new media and the impact of technology.
C-SPAN Says It Won’t Sue Conservatives Over Ignatieff Footage
The Ottawa Citizen reports that the U.S. public affairs network C-SPAN has said that it will not sue the Conservatives over the use of its footage in the recent ads targeting Michael Ignatieff.
Debating The ECPA
IT World Canada covers the growing debate over the Electronic Commerce Protection Act, with a mini-debate between Barry Sookman and me over the implications of the bill. Sookman expresses concern that an attempt to buy additional software licences might render the purchaser a spammer (as if the vendor is going […]
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