Post Tagged with: "ISP"

61 Reforms to C-61, Day 42: ISP Notice and Notice – No Penalty for False Notices

A second concern associated with the notice and notice approach in Bill C-61 is the absence of a penalty against claimants that file wrongful notices. This means that subscribers may receive completely erroneous notices regarding allegedly infringing content with no consequences to claimant.  Section 41.25(2) includes considerable specificity about what […]

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August 19, 2008 8 comments News

61 Reforms to C-61, Day 41: ISP Notice and Notice – Mandatory Data Retention

One of Bill C-61's few good points is the notice-and-notice approach for Internet Service Provider liability. The notice and notice system involves a notification from a copyright holder – often involving movies, software or music – claiming that a subscriber has made available or downloaded content without authorization.  The ISP […]

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August 18, 2008 11 comments News

Rogers Caves on DNS Re-Directs?

A commenter to the blog reports that Rogers has caved on the DNS re-direct issue following intense criticism from many companies who found that the approach hampered the ability for employees to work from home.  The company has reportedly established an alternate DNS server at altdns.rnc.net.cable.rogers.com (64.71.255.202).  If this is […]

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July 31, 2008 8 comments News

Bell To Limit Competitor ISP Downloads

The CBC reports that Bell is planning to impose download limits on customers of independent ISPs, undermining the ISPs' ability to compete in the marketplace.

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July 31, 2008 6 comments News

CBC on Rogers DNS Policy

The CBC covers the new Rogers policy of redirecting failed DNS queries to a company page filled with advertising.  Update: Techdirt chimes in with further coverage. 

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July 23, 2008 1 comment News