Post Tagged with: "ISP"

Canadian Privacy Rights Buried in the Fine Print

Scott McNealy, the former CEO of Sun Microsystems, has achieved considerable notoriety for having warned Internet users ten years ago that "you have no privacy, get over it." Recent headlines suggest that the Ontario courts have adopted those sentiments, as two recent decisions involving the disclosure of subscriber information by Internet service providers confirmed that revealing personal information to law enforcement without a warrant is permitted under Canadian privacy law.

While some view these cases as providing conclusive evidence that Canadians enjoy little privacy in identifying data such as customer name and address information, my weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) argues that a closer look at the decisions and industry practices reveal that the issue is not entirely settled.

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March 17, 2009 9 comments Columns

Angus Reid Surveys Find Public Against New Media and File Sharing ISP Levies

Angus Reid Strategies has released two polls that find that the Canadian public is opposed to proposed new ISP levies for new media content creation and for file sharing.  80 percent of people surveyed said that a possible new CRTC levy on ISPs to pay for Canadian new media content […]

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March 12, 2009 5 comments News

CRIA Says ISPs Central Issue Facing the Industry

Billboard reports that an industry panel at Canadian Music Week featured CRIA President Graham Henderson arguing that the role of ISPs is the central issue facing the music industry.  Henderson said he is optimistic of discussions with Canadian ISPs in the near future.

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March 12, 2009 3 comments News

Quebecor Opens Door to Canadian Three Strikes Policy

The CRTC's net neutrality hearing submissions have generated several comments that link net neutrality with copyright.  As noted yesterday, CIRPA believes that content blocking of P2P sites should be considered.  Quebecor, which owns Videotron, a leading Quebec ISP, goes even further.  While ISPs in countries such as New Zealand are […]

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February 25, 2009 65 comments News

CIRPA on the ISP Business Model

Comments from the Canadian Independent Record Production Association, during the CRTC New Media hearing on Wednesday: MR. McKIE:    Turning to the distribution issue and the role and responsibilities of ISPs when it comes to the dissemination and development of content on the Internet, it may be the worst kept secret […]

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February 20, 2009 8 comments News