Howard Knopf reports that the NY Times has sent a cease and desist letter to a Canadian who wrote a short script that cracks its newly-erected paywall. The letter oddly focuses on trademark concerns associated with the name of the script – NYTClean.
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NY Times on C-47
The New York Times covers Bill C-47, including comments from Liberal MP Scott Brison, who says that he will work to amend the bill's protection of generic words.

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Episode 275: David Loukidelis on Why Stripping Privacy Enforcement from Canada’s Privacy Commissioner in Bill C-36 is Unnecessarily Risky Policy
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June 22, 2026
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