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Prentice Focuses on New Media, Networks As Research Priorities

Industry Minister Jim Prentice today accepted the recommendations for specific research priorities as part of Canada's Science & Technology Strategy.  Identified sub-priorities include new media, wireless and broadband networks, as well as telecom equipment.

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September 2, 2008 2 comments News

Duceppe Points To Copyright As Area of Disagreement

Howard Knopf notes that disagreement over the copyright bill [MP3 version of CBC World At Six] was one of the issues specifically raised Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe's meeting last week with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, increasing the likelihood that copyright could emerge as an issue during the forthcoming election campaign.

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September 2, 2008 2 comments News

C-61 on Campus

Students return to school this week to be greeted by a series of articles critical of the soon-to-be defunct Bill C-61 (Ubessey, The Strand).

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September 2, 2008 2 comments News

Consumer Electronics Industry on Copyright Reform

Frank Lenk highlights the dangers of C-61 to the consumer electronics industry in a piece for MarketNews.

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September 2, 2008 1 comment News

Stephen Fry on GNU’s 25th Birthday

British writer and comedian Stephen Fry helps celebrate the 25th birthday of GNU.

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September 2, 2008 1 comment News