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Goldstein Reintroduces Anti-Spam Bill

Senator Yoine Goldstein has reintroduced his anti-spam bill.  Bill S-202 is designed to provide Canadian authorities with the tools to address spamming activities.

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December 2, 2008 4 comments News

Coverage of the Why Copyright Film

CBC, La Presse, and the National Post blog about Why Copyright? Canadian Voices on Copyright Law. Update: Roberto Rocha at the Montreal Gazette provides his take on the film.

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December 2, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Obama Transition Team Uses Creative Commons Licence

The Obama transition team website located at change.gov has adjusted its copyright license to a Creative Commons attribution licence.  The Canadian government still maintains crown copyright over similar documents.

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December 2, 2008 1 comment News

Knopf on IP and the Economy

Howard Knopf has a terrific post on how Canada could use IP and IP policy to address concerns with the economy.

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December 1, 2008 1 comment News

Canada Backpedals On Data Sharing Agreement With U.S.

The Canadian Press reports that the Canadian government has quietly dropped plans to let the United States house a database of personal information about Canadians who hold special driver's licences aimed at better securing the border. The move follows vocal criticism from federal and provincial privacy commissioners, who warned earlier […]

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December 1, 2008 Comments are Disabled News