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French Report Recommends New Tax on Google

A French report has recommended instituting a new "Google tax" to support the music and publishing industries.  The recommendation calls for a levy on all revenue generated from click-through advertising.

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January 8, 2010 5 comments News

Small Toronto Firm Beats Google in Domain Name Dispute

Groovle, a Toronto-based firm, has defeated Google in a domain name dispute case.  Google claimed that the domain was confusingly similar to its own, but an NAF panel disagreed.

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December 30, 2009 1 comment News

The Year in Tech Law and Policy: My Annual A to Z Review

The past twelve months in law and technology were exceptionally active, with new legislation, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission hearings, national consultations, and very public battles over digital issues. My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) takes a look back at 2009 from A to Z: A […]

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December 28, 2009 4 comments Columns

Patry Talk Today At U of Ottawa

Bill Patry, Google's senior copyright counsel, will be giving a talk at 5:00 today at the University of Ottawa, Fauteux Hall.

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October 13, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

Google Canada on Privacy and Technology

Google Canada's Jacob Glick has an op-ed in the National Post that discusses Google's approach to privacy.  It arguest that "privacy is best protected by good product design."

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August 6, 2009 Comments are Disabled News