The Curious Engineer

Michael Geist

2006–2007

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2007 904

December 2007

  1. “Anything is Better Than The U.S.’s Restrictive, Lawsuit-Heavy Model”
  2. David Byrne on the Music Industry
  3. Spanish Parliament Passes New Private Copying Levy
  4. How the Grinches Stole ‘Net Neutrality’
  5. CBC’s The Hour on the Canadian Copyfight
  6. The Letters of The Law: The Year in Law and Technology from A to Z
  7. The Letters of the Law: The Year in Law and Technology from A to Z
  8. A Copyright Carol
  9. A Copyright Carol
  10. The National Post on Liberating Music
  11. How the Grinches Stole ‘Net Neutrality’
  12. Big Day for Fair Copyright
  13. Bell Canada Awarded Do-Not-Call Registry
  14. Big Day for Fair Copyright
  15. RCMP Targets Counterfeit DVD Distribution Network
  16. CIRPA Criticizes Copyright Delay
  17. Alberta Privacy Commissioner Forces Ticketmaster Changes
  18. Strombo and Trotsky
  19. Strombo and Trotsky
  20. Growing Calls for a Copyright Commission
  21. Growing Calls for a Copyright Commission
  22. Strombo and Trotsky Coverage
  23. Access Copyright Claims Copyright Reforms May Be On Hold “Indefinitely”
  24. Gold on Chocolate and Copyright
  25. The Cost of Copyright Term Extension
  26. CBC Covers Copyright
  27. TVO’s The Agenda Debates Copyright
  28. TVO’s The Agenda Debates Copyright
  29. More MSM Copyright Coverage
  30. Copyright Delay Demonstrates Power of Facebook
  31. Copyright Delay Demonstrates Power of Facebook
  32. Copyright Delay Demonstrates the Power of Facebook
  33. The New Copyright Debate
  34. The New Copyright Debate
  35. How Did Copyright Become Cool?
  36. Cisco on Copyright in Canada
  37. CAUT on Copyright Reform
  38. CBC’s Search Engine on the Prentice Open House
  39. How Did Copyright Become Cool?
  40. Cisco on Copyright in Canada
  41. CAUT on Copyright Reform
  42. Canadian DMCA Raised in the Senate
  43. Copyright for Canadians
  44. Debunking the “Outdated” Copyright Act Myth
  45. iTunes TV Shows Come To Canada
  46. No Canadian DMCA This Year
  47. No Canadian DMCA This Year
  48. Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook Group Passes 20,000 Members
  49. Toronto Protest of Canadian DMCA
  50. The Fair Copyright for Canada News Feed
  51. Canadian DMCA To Be Introduced Tomorrow Morning?
  52. CBC on the Canadian DMCA Delay
  53. Prentice on the Canadian DMCA Timing and Consumer Restrictions
  54. Quebec’s Perspective on the Canadian DMCA
  55. Kraft v. EuroExcellence, Round Two
  56. How the Next Billion Will Reshape the Internet
  57. Prentice’s Moment
  58. Rogers Experimenting With Content Substitution
  59. Globe and Mail on Copyright’s Web Storm
  60. McMurdy on the CDMCA
  61. O’©anada
  62. Canadian DMCA Introduction Delayed
  63. The Canadian DMCA’s Talking Points
  64. Ten Questions for Industry Minister Prentice
  65. What Canada Can Learn From Israeli Copyright Reform
  66. Copyright’s 10K
  67. The Prentice Open House
  68. U.S. Public Radio on Canadian DMCA
  69. Canadian DMCA Placed on the Notice Paper
  70. Calling in Your Regrets on the Canadian DMCA
  71. Prentice’s Plan For a Decade-Long Delay of Consumer Copyright Concerns
  72. Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Opposed Ontario Chamber IP Report
  73. DMCA Architect Appears on CBC’s Search Engine
  74. Anti-Canadian DMCA Momentum Begins to Build
  75. Cellphone Spectrum Set-Aside Simply Step One
  76. RCMP Demonstrates That Movie Piracy Law Unnecessary
  77. Prentice To Oppose Canadian Universities
  78. Passport Canada Suffers Massive Privacy Breach
  79. RCMP Says Ebay Not Cooperating With Investigation
  80. Quebec Cybercasino Fined For Online Gaming
  81. Ten Questions for Industry Minister Jim Prentice
  82. Songwriters Association of Canada Calls for Legalized P2P File Sharing
  83. Ontario Chamber of Commerce Floats Counterfeit Numbers
  84. Cellphone Spectrum Set-Aside Simply Step One
  85. New Copyright Rules Could Cost You
  86. Bell Sympatico and Internet Throttling
  87. The Canadian DMCA: What You Can Do
  88. Bell Sympatico and Internet Throttling
  89. The Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook Group

November 2007

  1. The Effect of Traffic Shaping on Film Makers
  2. Traffic Shaping on Campus
  3. CRIA Cash Crunch?
  4. Oregon State A.G. Says RIAA May Be Spying on Students
  5. The Making of Canada’s Copyright Bill
  6. CBC’s Search Engine on Copyright
  7. The Effect of Traffic Shaping on Film Makers
  8. Traffic Shaping on Campus
  9. Canada to Create Spectrum Set Aside in Wireless Auction
  10. Globe Then Says Fear the Pirates
  11. Copyright Choices and Voices
  12. Globe Says “Don’t Fear the Pirates”
  13. Verizon To Offer Open Network in 2008
  14. Verizon To Offer Open Network in 2008
  15. The Legal Battle over QuebecTorrent
  16. Private Email Not Always Hush Hush
  17. Canada’s Copyright law is Stronger and Better than U.S.’s
  18. Universal Music CEO on Technology
  19. SOCAN Releases Tariff 22 Rates
  20. TiVo To Enter the Canadian Market
  21. Copyright Choices and Voices
  22. Private Email Not Always Hush Hush
  23. The Sky is Falling
  24. Israel Amends Copyright Law
  25. Locked Out
  26. France To Adopt Three Strikes And You’re Out For File Sharing
  27. Library and Archives Canada Reverts To Longer Hours
  28. Federal Court of Appeal Strikes Down CRIA Memorandum
  29. Ontario Court Rules Warman Defamed By Internet Postings
  30. CBC’s Marketplace on ISP Speed Claims
  31. Canada’s Identity Theft Bill: What It Says and What’s Missing
  32. UN Economist Weighs In On Industry Canada P2P Study
  33. The Data Game
  34. German Public Broadcaster Adopts CC License
  35. UK Music Retailers Urge Labels to Drop DRM
  36. All I Want For Christmas is a Legal TiVo
  37. Judicial Review of Tariff 22
  38. Cellphone Confusion
  39. Debating the Industry Canada P2P Study
  40. All I Want For Christmas is a Legal TiVo
  41. Billboard on Canadian Copyright Reform
  42. Galacticast Cast on Cancon
  43. CBC.ca on Wireless in Canada
  44. The Access Copyright – Staples Suit: The Statement of Claim
  45. CPCC Moves to Strike CRIA Intervention in iPod Levy Case
  46. Canadian Mobile Data Rates on the Decline
  47. Comcast Sued Over Traffic Shaping
  48. Openness at the IGF
  49. Access Denied
  50. Canadian Copyright Bill “Weeks Away”
  51. Comcast Sued Over Traffic Shaping
  52. Public.Resource.Org Makes Available 1.8 Million Legal Decisions
  53. Access Copyright Sues Staples/The Business Depot for Copyright Infringement
  54. Montreal Police Arrest Man For Camcording In Theatre
  55. Ask First, ACTA Later
  56. The Next Billion Internet Users
  57. CMRRA and CRIA Strike New Licensing Deal
  58. Canada’s Digital Info Strategy Stuck in an Analog World
  59. Canada’s Digital Info Strategy Stuck in an Analog World
  60. CRIA Sings Same Song in Private Copying Submission
  61. Rogers’ Funny Math on MP3 Player
  62. DRM-Free Music Outsells Protected Songs Four to One
  63. Courant on Michigan and Google Book Search
  64. Politics Trumps Policy as Copyright Bill Approaches
  65. RCMP Says It Doesn’t Target Music Downloaders
  66. Politics Trumps Policy as Copyright Bill Approaches
  67. CBC’s Search Engine on the Industry Canada P2P Study
  68. Internet Governance Forum Heads to Rio
  69. Demonoid Shuts Down Again
  70. Six Steps to Digital Copyright Sanity
  71. Canadian IP and Counterfeiting Caucus Gaining Traction
  72. JD Power Survey Finds Canadians Unhappy With Wireless
  73. Opening Up to Canada’s Innovation Potential
  74. Opening Up to Canada’s Innovation Potential
  75. McMurdy on Verner’s CAB Speech
  76. Statistics Canada Reports Canadian Music Industry Turning Healthy Profit
  77. Bell and Traffic Shaping
  78. How the Internet On Cable Became the Internet as Cable
  79. How the Internet On Cable Became the Internet as Cable
  80. Bell and Traffic Shaping
  81. Straight Talk at the CAB, Part Two
  82. Straight Talk at the CAB, Part One
  83. Billboard on Industry Canada’s File Sharing Study
  84. CRA Warns Against Phishing Email
  85. Canwest on Data Breach Disclosure Legislation
  86. Putting Internet Governance Back on the Agenda
  87. How the Internet On Cable Became the Internet as Cable
  88. Gov’t Commissioned Study Finds P2P Downloaders Buy More Music
  89. The Economic Impact of the Canadian Entertainment Software Industry
  90. Leave My Internet Alone
  91. LibriVox Hits 1,000 Public Domain Audiobooks
  92. LAC Opening Hours Raised in the Senate
  93. Prentice Says Spectrum Auction Coming in 2008

October 2007

  1. New Media, New Doctrines…Unfinished Business
  2. Open Access: The New World of Research Communications
  3. ADISQ Seeks Internet Canadian Content Requirements
  4. ADISQ Seeks Internet Canadian Content Requirements
  5. LAC Releases Draft Canadian Digital Information Strategy
  6. Statscan on Educational Internet Use
  7. Music Publisher’s Takedown Strikes The Wrong Chord
  8. Industry Canada Launches Public Consultation on PIPEDA Reforms
  9. CRIA Granted Leave to Intervene in iPod Levy Case But Court Doesn’t Want To Hear About File Sharing
  10. Music Publisher’s Takedown Strikes The Wrong Chord
  11. NHL Players Worry About Facebook Spoofing
  12. Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Orders Woman To Stop Net Hate
  13. Patry on Canadian Copyright
  14. “Would You Risk Her Life?”
  15. UBC Fights for the Right to Monitor Employees
  16. Groups Raise Counterfeiting Fears
  17. Copyright and Canada’s Small and Medium Sized Businesses
  18. Facebook Seeks Court Order For Canadian ISP Customer Info
  19. SCC to Make Factums Available Online
  20. Booker Prize Nominee Digitization Plans
  21. The Lawful Access Workaround
  22. Verizon Settles Over Net Plan Marketing
  23. Project Gutenberg Volunteers To Host ISMLP
  24. Details Begin To Emerge on Forthcoming Copyright Bill
  25. Is ACTA the New WIPO?
  26. Denmark Music Industry Considers Legalized File Sharing
  27. Steeves on Children’s Privacy
  28. Canadian Musicians Caution on Copyright
  29. The Telecom Takeover of Canada’s Do-Not-Call List
  30. The Telecom Takeover of Canada’s Do-Not-Call List
  31. Mossberg on Free My Phone
  32. The Telecom Takeover of Canada’s Do-Not-Call List
  33. Mossberg on Free My Phone
  34. NUPGE on Privacy
  35. The Basement Interviews: Peter Suber
  36. Chertoff’s Talk
  37. National Post on Copyright Reform
  38. Audio Version of Open Access Panel
  39. USTR Declines to Pursue Canadian Film Subsidy Complaint
  40. Canadian Public Domain Told To Cease and Desist
  41. “What Would Be Their Specific Need To See?”
  42. U.S. Congressional Committee Targets Canada
  43. Information R/evolution
  44. induletter.pdf
  45. Ministers Respond to Industry Committee Counterfeiting Report
  46. Copyright Board Rules Music Previews Constitute Fair Dealing
  47. EMI Chairman on Radiohead
  48. Apple Faces Quebec Lawsuit Over iPod Storage Claims
  49. Privacy Commissioner Releases Annual Report and Survey on Privacy Attitudes
  50. CWTA on Lawful Access
  51. Here Comes the DMCA
  52. Music Industry Needs Dose Of Innovation, Not Intervention
  53. CIPPIC on Lawful Access
  54. Rogers’ Bait and Switch
  55. Music Industry Needs A Dose of Innovation, Not Intervention
  56. Green Party Adopts Net Neutrality in Policy Platform
  57. Green Party Adopts Net Neutrality in Policy Platform
  58. Liberal MP McTeague Pushing New IP and Anti-Counterfeiting Caucus
  59. The CARFAC – LAC Copy-Fight
  60. Kapica on Canadian Wireless Data Rates
  61. Fair Use at the NY Film Festival
  62. Privacy Commissioner Investigating PM Harper Over New Year Card
  63. ISP Transparency in the UK
  64. Canadians Deserve Better ISP Transparency
  65. Canadians Deserve Better ISP Transparency
  66. The DRM Free-Fall
  67. A Penny for Your Thoughts
  68. Open WIPO Letter
  69. Canadians Deserve Better ISP Transparency
  70. Privacy Threats No Longer ‘Terra Incognita’ – The Video
  71. Privacy Threats No Longer ‘Terra Incognita’
  72. Downloading and Demonoid
  73. CRIA To Promote Copyright “Education” Plan
  74. Justice Minister Announces Plans to Criminalize ID Theft
  75. Building Confidence: Security, Privacy and User Empowerment
  76. Radiohead’s Pay-As-You-Can
  77. The Future of Privacy: Privacy Threats No Longer “Terra Incognita”
  78. Poll Finds Canadians Strongly Support Net Neutrality Legislation
  79. Poll Finds Canadians Strongly Support Net Neutrality Legislation
  80. Privacy Threats No Longer ‘Terra Incognita’
  81. Dalton McGuinty Online
  82. Canadian Library Association On Copyright
  83. Navigating Canada’s Copyright Conflicts

September 2007

  1. Navigating Canada’s Copyright Conflicts
  2. Motzney Named New DG of Copyright Policy
  3. Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: Michael Geist Speaks on the Future of Privacy
  4. Cancopy Law
  5. CBA’s National on Copyright Reform
  6. Drop The Box
  7. Federal Court Orders eBay To Disclose Power Sellers to CRA
  8. Variety on Canadian Heritage Conflicts
  9. Two Opinions on Lawful Access
  10. TJX Breach Was Preventable
  11. Industry Minister to Meet with Telcos Over Spectrum
  12. Broadcasting Policy for a World of Abundance
  13. Copyright and the Throne Speech
  14. Montreal Gazette on Canadian Wireless Services
  15. Google Considers Canadian Version of Street View
  16. Canadian Broadcasting Policy For a World of Abundance
  17. Canadian Heritage Copyright Policy Rocked By Conflict of Interest Concerns
  18. Stockwell Speaks
  19. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is Blogging
  20. Windsor Star on Lawful Access
  21. Bell’s Unlimited Access Plan
  22. Stockwell Speaks
  23. System Access Fee Class Action Seeks Billions in Compensation
  24. Prentice Says Spectrum Auction On Track
  25. CIPPIC Releases Major Study on DRM and Privacy
  26. Diversity of Voices Hearing, Day One
  27. Misleading RCMP Data Undermines Counterfeiting Claims
  28. Edmonton Journal on a Better Day
  29. NFB Collection in Peril Due to Lack of Digitization
  30. Misleading RCMP Data Undermines Counterfeiting Claims
  31. Fearing Legalized P2P Downloading, CRIA Declares War on Private Copying Levy
  32. Library and Archives Canada Faces Storm Over Opening Hours
  33. Canada Expresses Concern With IP Clauses in UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  34. Statscan on the Canadian Digital Divide
  35. Government Pledges No ISP Disclosure Without Warrant
  36. Dunbar/Leblanc Report on Broadcasting Policy Released
  37. The Value of the Fair Use Industries
  38. Public Safety To Release Lawful Access Consultation
  39. LeBlanc on HMV and CRIA Stats
  40. Privacy Commissioner Expresses Concern Over Google Street View
  41. Susan Crawford Ties Things Together
  42. Copyright Board On Municipal Architecture Plans
  43. Public Safety Canada Quietly Launches Lawful Access Consultation
  44. Susan Crawford Ties Things Together
  45. Ontario Court Orders YouTube Video Removed
  46. New CIHR Policy a Victory for Open Access
  47. New Research Policy a Victory for Open Access
  48. Vancouver Sun & Nettwerk Offer Free Music Downloads
  49. CIRA Votes
  50. Caught in the Throttle
  51. Caught in the Throttle
  52. Edmonton Journal on CD Sales
  53. The Rick Rubin Article
  54. “We Don’t Have Any Choice”
  55. B.C. Supreme Court Dismisses One Crookes Libel Suit
  56. crookes yahoo decision
  57. CIHR Introduces New Open Access Policy
  58. CBC Demands Takedown of Net Libel Story Video
  59. OECD Consultation on the Future of the Internet Economy
  60. Sick Kids Doctor Loses Data on 3,300 Patients
  61. Unlocking the Mysteries of Locked Cellphones
  62. Unlocking the Mysteries of Locked Cellphones

August 2007

  1. Unlocked iPhones in Canada?
  2. CRIA Stands Alone
  3. Big in Japan
  4. Digitizing Historical Canadian Legislation
  5. EFF Report on RIAA P2P Lawsuits
  6. Broadband in Japan
  7. Broadband in Japan
  8. LSAC Complies with Privacy Commissioner Finding
  9. Facebook Reinstates Dalhousie Animal Testing Group
  10. Ontario Court Sides With RIM Over Atari in Copyright Dispute
  11. Spectrum Auction Delay?
  12. Verner’s Challenge
  13. Canadian Heritage Must Face Up To New Digital Reality
  14. A Nation of Outlaws
  15. Wired on the E-stonia Takedown
  16. Off the Record
  17. Blogging in the Public Sector
  18. Michael Geist CV August 2007
  19. Dutch Copyright Collective and Creative Commons Strike Deal
  20. The City of Totems
  21. Teen Pleads Guilty to Movie Camcording
  22. WHOIS Timeline
  23. CRTC Seeks Public Comment on Complaints Commission and Do-Not-Call Investigations
  24. The SPP on IP
  25. A Digital Economy Blueprint For the New Industry Minister
  26. A Digital Economy Blueprint For the New Industry Minister
  27. A Digital Economy Blueprint For the New Industry Minister
  28. Quebec Gov’t Strikes Deal with ESA on French Language Video Games
  29. Slyck Interviews the CPCC
  30. The Globe on Terror Goes Digital
  31. Shifting Advertising Dollars
  32. The CBC on Net Libel Chill
  33. E-Waste on the NAFTA Political Agenda
  34. The CBC on Net Libel Chill
  35. Health Canada Warns Against Buying Pharmaceuticals Online
  36. CARL and SPARC Release Canadian Author Addendum
  37. EMI’s DRM-Free Music Sales
  38. The Politics of Culture
  39. The Cabinet Shuffle
  40. Getting Social Networks to Socialize
  41. French ISP Degrades Access to Daily Motion
  42. Ottawa Citizen on Pearl Jam Censorship
  43. Getting Social Networks to Socialize
  44. French ISP Degrades Access to Daily Motion
  45. Ottawa Citizen on Pearl Jam Censorship
  46. UK ISPs Threaten BBC Over iPlayer
  47. Tech Law Column Now on YNet
  48. UK ISPs Threaten BBC Over iPlayer
  49. CPCC Responds to Private Copying Column
  50. Two Perspectives on Bev Oda
  51. Universal Music to Test DRM-Free Music
  52. Pearl Jam Concert Cuts Raise Net Neutrality Concerns
  53. Man Acquitted on Blog Threats to the Prime Minister
  54. Pearl Jam Concert Cuts Raise Net Neutrality Concerns
  55. NUPGE Calls for Net Neutrality
  56. Nowak Argues for Delaying Spectrum Auction
  57. NUPGE Calls for Net Neutrality
  58. NY Times on Wireless Spectrum
  59. Human Rights Complaint Against Free Dominion Dropped
  60. Consumer Attitudes Toward DRM
  61. Ipod Levy May Yet Face The Music
  62. Ipod Levy May Yet Face The Music
  63. Oda to be Shuffled Out of Heritage?
  64. Katz on Misleading Copyright Notices and Access Copyright
  65. SOCAN Threatens P2PNet.net
  66. CIPPIC Seeks Review of Google – Doubleclick Merger
  67. Puretracks to Offer EMI’s DRM-Free MP3s
  68. What the Spring Legislation Might Mean, Part Two
  69. What the Spring Legislation Might Mean, Part One
  70. CIRA Searching for a New CEO
  71. CP on PC
  72. Canadian Heritage Copyright Collective Study Released
  73. Goldberg vs. Saunders, Round Two
  74. Complaint Filed With FTC Over Copyright Notices
  75. Deconstructing Counterfeit Software Claims
  76. War for the Wireless World
  77. Public Domain Books On Demand

July 2007

  1. Dell Case Sets Standard for Online Contracts
  2. CRTC Issues RFP for DNCL
  3. Ottawa Citizen on Wireless in Canada
  4. Dell Case Sets Standard For Online Contracts
  5. NY Times on Canadian E-commerce Growth
  6. National Post on Net Libel Suits
  7. Blawgworld 2007 Launches
  8. BBC Makes Most of Its Shows Available Online
  9. Goldberg vs. Saunders on Wireless Pricing
  10. Quebec Movie Chain Sued Over “Abusive” Search
  11. Supreme Court Stops Use of Copyright to Block Parallel Imports
  12. Courts, Online Contracts and Arbitration Clauses
  13. New Business Opportunities in a DRM-Free World
  14. IOC to Drop Athlete Blogging Ban
  15. Indie Labels and the Importance of Webcasting
  16. Montreal Gazette Calls for Spectrum Set-Aside
  17. UK Government Rejects Music Copyright Term Extension
  18. The Canadian Telecom Complaints Commission
  19. FreeDominion Hit With Human Rights Complaint
  20. VANOC Looking for Word Watchdog
  21. Facebook Growth in Canada
  22. CBC on Counterfeit Culture
  23. Supreme Court Copyright Case Coming on Thursday
  24. Uncompetitive Canadian Pricing Threatens Mobile Internet
  25. Uncompetitive Canadian Pricing Threatens Mobile Internet
  26. Unreliable Information
  27. The Globe on Open Access
  28. Corus Calls For Net Neutrality Task Force
  29. Corus Calls For Net Neutrality Task Force
  30. Corus Calls For Net Neutrality Task Force
  31. This Year It’s Hair Salons
  32. Copyright Board Gives Go Ahead to iPod Levy
  33. NHL’s Centre Ice Coming to the Web
  34. Front Page Newspaper Viewer
  35. Legislative Summary in Need of Correction
  36. CRIA’s “Unprecedented” Decline
  37. Canadians Speak out on Media Diversity
  38. Puretracks Timing
  39. CRIA on Counterfeiting
  40. McGrath on the CTF
  41. Citizen Media: A Progress Report
  42. Canada’s Communications Outlook: Average At Best
  43. CBC’s Exposure
  44. WIPO Concerned About UDRP Provider
  45. Diversity of Voices
  46. CRTC Confronts “Defining Challenge of our Time”
  47. Putting Canadian “Piracy” in Perspective – The Sources
  48. More on Canadian Wireless Pricing
  49. One Man’s War on Internet Hate
  50. Privacy Commissioner Releases Pre-Texting Decision
  51. YulBuzz Interview
  52. Putting Canadian “Piracy” in Perspective
  53. Putting Canadian “Piracy” in Perspective
  54. The Sound and Fury of the USTR Special 301 Report
  55. CIRA Calls for Director Nominations
  56. Giving the Internet a Sporting Chance
  57. Giving the Internet a Sporting Chance
  58. The High Cost of Canadian Wireless
  59. CMPDA Says Back Room Lobbying Key to Movie Piracy Bill
  60. CBC.ca on Wikipedia
  61. CMAJ on Open Access
  62. The Tyee on Black and Asper
  63. Television Broadcasting Shows Significant Revenue Gains
  64. CRTC Releases Do-Not-Call Registry Rules
  65. The Tyee on Telus’ Notice and Takedown Demands
  66. Does Film Piracy Help or Hurt the Box Office?
  67. LSAT Fingerprinting Finding Posted
  68. Canadian Cultural Policy Must Adapt to an Internet World
  69. Canadian Cultural Policy Must Adapt to the Internet World

June 2007

  1. CRTC Releases CTF Report
  2. Project Gutenberg Canada to Launch on Canada Day
  3. CLA Adopts Open Access Policy
  4. Canadians for Democratic Media
  5. Canadian Privacy Commissioners Call for Suspension of No-Fly List
  6. Copyright Enforcement and Local Police
  7. Deadline Day Passes for Spectrum Auction Reply Comments
  8. FTC Releases Net Neutrality Report
  9. More on the Olympic Marks Bill
  10. FTC Releases Net Neutrality Report
  11. Radios, Cellphones, and iPods
  12. DataLibre.ca
  13. German Wikipedia Receives State Funding
  14. Podcasting Legal Guide for Canada
  15. Technology Law at The Tyee
  16. Net Radio Stations Go Silent
  17. Do-Not-Call Registry Put On Hold Too Long
  18. Do-Not-Call Registry Put On Hold Too Long
  19. The Art of Telecom Lobbying
  20. Canadian Cultural Goods Deficit Grows
  21. Do-Not-Call Registry Put On Hold Too Long
  22. Movie Piracy and Olympic Marks Bills Receive Royal Assent
  23. Government Says No Further Copyright Reform in the Criminal Code
  24. WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Fails to Progress
  25. Bernier on the Move?
  26. Privacy Commissioner Rules that LSAT Fingerprinting Violates the Law
  27. More Shades of Captain Copyright
  28. Telus on the Spectrum Auction
  29. Senate C-59 Committee Hearings Conclude
  30. Court Denies RIAA Discovery Request
  31. Movie Piracy and Popcorn Farmers
  32. Industry Committee Demands a Canadian DMCA
  33. House of Commons Video Clip Service
  34. The Sicko Leak
  35. Senate Sends C-59 to Committee
  36. Must Watch
  37. Spectrum Auction Puts Wireless Competition on the Line
  38. Weekend Reading
  39. Australia Announces National Broadband Plan
  40. Google Launches Public Policy Blog
  41. Public Safety and National Security Committee Releases Counterfeiting Report
  42. Spectrum Auction Puts Wireless Competition on the Line
  43. Blogging and Defamation Issues
  44. ID Theft on the Rise in Canada
  45. WIPO Developments
  46. Shades of Captain Copyright?
  47. Olympic Marks Legislation Passes House of Commons
  48. Canada Ranked as Hollywood’s Fastest Growing Market
  49. A Similar Plan
  50. Foreign Affairs Launches IP Public Consultation
  51. CRTC Chair Von Finckenstein on Broadcast and Telecom
  52. Privacy Commish Ordered to Appear Before Air India Inquiry
  53. Movie Camcording Bill Clears Debate, Hearings, and Three Readings in 80 Minutes
  54. What Net Neutrality Isn’t
  55. Is Canada Against Access to Knowledge?
  56. Is Content Filtering the New DRM?
  57. What Net Neutrality Isn’t
  58. What Is Net Neutrality?
  59. Blair on the Media
  60. What Is Net Neutrality?
  61. Canadian Blogging Suits on the Rise
  62. Dealing With Unlawful Content
  63. Dealing With Unlawful Content
  64. Behind the Scenes of Canada’s Movie Piracy Bill
  65. Behind the Scenes of Canada’s Movie Piracy Bill
  66. No IP in Canada’s Latest Free Trade Agreement
  67. U of T Seeking Social Media Officer
  68. Oda Commits Millions to New Media
  69. TorrentSpy Ordered To Track Users
  70. Because the Hollywood Lobby Isn’t Strong Enough
  71. The Power of Information
  72. CRTC To Impose Tough Conditions on CTV-CHUM Merger
  73. The New C-47 Provisions
  74. G8 Set To Adopt Maximalist IP Agenda
  75. Multilingual Domain Name Delay a Barrier to Net Diversity
  76. Olympic Marks Bill Amended to Protect Bloggers and Parody
  77. Neutrality.ca Back Online
  78. Neutrality.ca Back Online
  79. New Ownership
  80. Engadget Reports Cable Co’s Actively Using Broadcast Flag
  81. Copyright Corner
  82. Industry Committee Hearing on Olympic Marks Bill
  83. Multilingual Domain Name Delay A Barrier to Net Diversity
  84. Google’s Black Box
  85. Is Telus Overreaching With YouTube Copyright Claims?
  86. Olympic Marks Bill on the Fast Track
  87. Canada’s Anti-Camcording Bill
  88. Canadians Pay More for Apple’s DRM-Free Music
  89. The Power of Lobbying: How Hollywood Got a Canadian Movie Piracy Bill in Under Six Months
  90. The Power of Lobbying: How Hollywood Got a Canadian Movie Piracy Bill in Under Six Months

May 2007

  1. Library of Parliament Releases C-47 Legislative Summary
  2. The First Step
  3. PM Harper Confirms Canadian Movie Piracy Bill On the Way
  4. The Death of the CD
  5. House of Commons Demands Takedown of YouTube Video
  6. Wayne Crookes Reportedly Sues Me Over My Blogroll
  7. Industry Minister Responds to Manufacturing IP Recommendations
  8. P2PNet Talks to Allofmp3
  9. Finland Court on Effective Copyright Protection
  10. Liberals Join Criticism of Oda
  11. Open Access Should Lead on National Science & Tech Strategy
  12. Science and Tech Strategy a Missed Opportunity
  13. Another Facebook Ban
  14. Japan To Propose Novel Approach to Online Video
  15. Reasonable Expectation of Privacy: The Documentary
  16. Will The Next Copyright Bill Pass Constitutional Scrutiny?
  17. Canada Labeled a “Pedophile Haven”
  18. The Man Who Owns the Internet
  19. Lucasfilm to Offer Star Wars Clips for Mashups
  20. Standards Council of Canada Seeks Comment on Open XML
  21. Broadband Speeds and Competition
  22. Museums and the Public Domain
  23. There Will Be No Privacy Reform. Get Over It
  24. There Will Be No Privacy Reform. Get Over It
  25. Comments RSS Feed Now Available
  26. Collaborative Public Radio Pilot
  27. A Fair(y) Use Tale
  28. MPAA Trumpets Spiderman 3 Camcording Crackdown
  29. U.S. Pressure on Canadian IP Grows
  30. Yet More Committee Hearings on Counterfeiting
  31. El Matón del “Copyright”
  32. AustLII in Need of Funding
  33. Missing Mobilization
  34. Debating the Olympics Marks Bill
  35. CRTC Approves Increased Commercial Skipping
  36. Canada Talks, Scotland Acts
  37. Pandora Offline in Canada
  38. Oda To Face Tough Questions
  39. Olympic Marks Bill Back in the House
  40. TJX Security Breach Costs Millions
  41. The Long Memory of the Internet
  42. The CACN’s Roadmap for Change
  43. BSA Releases Annual Report
  44. Spanish Jazz Club Wins Creative Commons Case
  45. Questionable Questions
  46. Copyright and Art in Canada
  47. UK Government Considers Dropping Punitive Copyright Damages
  48. Canadians Overpay Millions on Private Copying Levy
  49. 20th Anniversary of the Dot-Ca Domain
  50. The New Musician
  51. Copyright Permission Has No Place in this House
  52. Copyright Permission Has No Place in this House
  53. Canada No-Fly List to Launch in June
  54. The Canadian TV Ratings Game
  55. CIRA Trashes ICANN’s Transparency Consultation
  56. Facebook in Action
  57. Canwest Reports Camcording Bill on the Way
  58. Canadian Heritage Says Copyright Reform is Coming
  59. Pre-texting Bill Passes in the House of Commons
  60. The Encyclopedia of Life
  61. The Globe on Camcording
  62. OECD Finds Global Counterfeiting Costs Far Lower Than Claimed
  63. Warner’s Summer Blockbuster
  64. New Yorker on Exporting IP
  65. Oda Claims Clerical Error Behind Fundraising Controversy
  66. Minding the Machines
  67. Facing Up To Facebook Fears
  68. Facing Up To Facebook Fears
  69. Oda Fundraising Issue Picks Up Steam
  70. Transcript of SECU Counterfeiting Hearing Posted
  71. Calgary Police Chair Seeks New Internet Centre
  72. GAO Study Contradicts Counterfeit Claims: My Appearance before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology
  73. Syncrude Demands Grandmother Take Down Tar Sands Photos
  74. Ontario Government Bans Facebook for Bureaucrats
  75. Crookes Responds to Column
  76. Canadians Shut Out of Pandora
  77. CIRPA Names McKie New President
  78. PIPEDA Reform Report Recommends Few Major Changes
  79. MPAA Says NYC Source of 40 Percent of Camcording
  80. Wireless Net Neutrality in Europe
  81. Wireless Net Neutrality in Europe
  82. Did Oda Return All the Cheques?
  83. Law Times on Copyright “Over-Enforcement”

April 2007

  1. MPAA & RIAA Criticize USTR Position on Canada
  2. YouTube Pulls Vimy Video
  3. Saskatchewan to Implement Free WiFi in Four Cities
  4. The WSJ on Big Box Retail of Music
  5. USTR Releases Special 301 Report
  6. Lawsuits Put Online Free Speech At Risk
  7. Lawsuits Put Online Free Speech At Risk
  8. Is the Private Copying Levy Consistent With Canada’s International Treaty Obligations?
  9. Counterfeiting at the Public Safety and National Security Committee
  10. CRIA Responds to Copyright Column
  11. World Intellectual Property Day
  12. Oda Embroiled In Another Controversy
  13. Australia to Join WIPO Internet Treaties
  14. U.S. Court Rules No Performance in Music Download
  15. Canada Joins U.S. WTO Complaint Against China
  16. IDRC Launches Open Access Repository
  17. Canadian Broadband Growth Ranks 29th Out Of 30 OECD Countries
  18. CIRA Looking For New Directors
  19. CRIA’s “Anti-Piracy” Spending
  20. Hill Times on the Broadcast Treaty
  21. NY Times on Monetizing P2P
  22. U.S. Copyright Report More Rhetoric Than Reality
  23. U.S. Copyright Report More Rhetoric Than Reality
  24. Canadian E-Commerce Market Hits $50 Billion
  25. Public Participation. Last Post.
  26. Australian Court Issues Fair Dealing Ruling
  27. Conservative MP Introduces ‘Clean Internet Act’
  28. Open Medicine To Launch Today
  29. Telus Claims Unlocking Cell Phones Constitutes Copyright Infringement
  30. SOCAN Seeks $60 Annual Podcaster Fee
  31. Blame Canada, China Edition
  32. Michael Geist on Rogers Neutrality Violations
  33. OECD on User Generated Content
  34. BBC To Make Million Hours of Archive Freely Available
  35. Rogers and Net Neutrality
  36. Rogers Must Come Clean on Traffic Shaping
  37. Canadian DMCA To Be Introduced This Spring
  38. Canadian Perspective on a Blogging Code of Conduct
  39. Canadian Telecom Competition
  40. UK Looks to Canada on Mapping Data
  41. Edwards – No NN May Squash Grassroots
  42. France Establishes DRM Watchdog
  43. Open Access Law Canada
  44. Willinsky on Open Access
  45. Von Hippel on Open Publishing
  46. U.S. Trade Policy and IP
  47. Canada’s Mobile Data Rates
  48. RCMP Renews Call for Lawful Access
  49. Internet Radio May Stream North to Canada
  50. Internet Radio May Stream North to Canada
  51. Science Says “Not-Neutrality” = less network
  52. Green Party – Bernier Deregulation Reckless
  53. Responding to the WIPO Broadcast Treaty
  54. Assessing the CTV/CHUM Merger
  55. Accelerated deregulation and the MoI
  56. Canada Announces Free Access to Digital Mapping Data
  57. The Unintended Consequences of Rogers’ Packet Shaping
  58. Oda Announces Funding for Nettwerk
  59. What If YouTube Was Sued in Canada?
  60. Quebec Author Lobby Issues Copyright Position Paper
  61. Thinking Outside the Canadian Copyright Box
  62. Thinking Outside the Canadian Copyright Box
  63. Putting Viacom – YouTube in Perspective
  64. Blogging and the Parliamentary Press Gallery
  65. Updating Links, Translations
  66. Canadian Press on Counterfeiting
  67. Privacy Commissioner Issues SWIFT Report
  68. Canadian Photographer Claims Violation of Creative Commons License
  69. The EMI DRM Announcement
  70. Internet Video, Internet Regulation, and Canadian Content
  71. Broadcasting Community Surprisingly Calls For Internet Regulation
  72. NY Times on C-47
  73. Lawful Access Second Reading in Late 2008
  74. EMI Drops DRM
  75. New Site Launched

March 2007

  1. Industry Committee Recommends Withdrawal of Telecom Reform Plan
  2. Hockey Fight in Canada
  3. Oda and the CMA
  4. TPM Petition Presented in the House of Commons
  5. Emily of the State
  6. More Olympic Word Ownership
  7. “Counterfeiting Can Kill”
  8. SCC Grants Leave in PIPEDA Case
  9. Theyworkforyou.com
  10. Old P2P Headline, New P2P Approach
  11. Telecom Reform and Consumer Prices
  12. Competition Policy and IP
  13. IDRC Digital Library To Launch in April
  14. Liberals Try To Resuscitate Big Brother Plan for the Internet
  15. Liberals Try To Resuscitate Big Brother Plan for the Internet
  16. Liberal MP Reintroduces Lawful Access as Private Members Bill
  17. DMCA Architect Acknowledges Need For A New Approach
  18. Russell Smith on Copyright
  19. “How I Became A Music Pirate”
  20. MIT Drops Subscriptions Due to DRM Demands
  21. DMCA Architect Acknowledges Need For A New Approach
  22. The Clinton Ad and Fair Dealing
  23. CD Sales and Retail Change
  24. Whois Policy Reform Advances
  25. McGill Conference on Music, DRM and the Law
  26. Mossberg on Copyright
  27. Never Mind
  28. Number Crunching
  29. Rock the Net
  30. National Digitization Strategy Enters New Phase
  31. Deutsche Telekom’s Music Service Comes Out Against DRM
  32. The Role of the CBC in the 21st Century
  33. C-47 Undermines Olympic Spirit
  34. Special Interest Law Undermines the Olympic Spirit
  35. Canada.com and Email Privacy, Updated
  36. Copyright Board Issues Online Music Decision
  37. Net Neutrality in the Media
  38. Supreme Court Upholds Election Publication Ban
  39. Liberals to Reintroduce Lawful Access Legislation
  40. Spam Plans
  41. Rogers Warns Customers on Vista
  42. U.S. Theatre Owner Association President Talks Up Canadian Camcording
  43. The Viacom – YouTube Lawsuit
  44. Lefsetz on Declining CD Sales
  45. Gilberto Gil Profile
  46. CRIA Fumes Over Heritage-Commissioned Music Report
  47. The Challenges of Digitization
  48. Wireless Number Portability Just a First Step
  49. Wireless Number Portability Only A First Step
  50. Do-Not-Call Legislation Stuck on Hold
  51. “We Haven’t Sued Anyone”
  52. Operation Spamalot
  53. Canada.com and Email Privacy
  54. The Tyee on Project Cleanfeed
  55. Apple’s DRM Dilemma
  56. Signing vs. Ratifying
  57. CTV National News on Movie Camcording
  58. Canada’s Copyright Kyoto
  59. Heritage Standing Committee on CTF
  60. MSFT on Google
  61. Toronto Police Investigating NHLPA Email Surveillance
  62. The Effects of Notice and Takedown
  63. U.S. Senators Pressure Prime Minister on Movie Camcording
  64. Olympic Timing
  65. Can’t Blame Canada For Counterfeiting
  66. Can’t Blame Canada For Counterfeiting
  67. Should the Vancouver Olympic Organizers Own “Winter”?
  68. Crogs
  69. Privacy Commissioner Promotes Anti-Spam Law
  70. The State of the TV and Film Industry in Canada

February 2007

  1. USPTO on the U.S. IP System
  2. Oh, Bev Oda
  3. Counterfeit Claims
  4. IP in QP
  5. Net Neutrality at the Industry Committee
  6. Privacy Commissioner on Domain Name Registrant ID Requirements
  7. Open Access Reshaping Rules of Research
  8. Open Access Reshaping Rules of Research
  9. Progress at WIPO
  10. Modifying Canadian Law
  11. Flushed Away
  12. CIPO Reviewing Software Patent Practice
  13. The Telus Porn Problem
  14. Canadian Copyright Law in Verse
  15. Puretracks Launches DRM-Free Music
  16. U.S. Copyright Lobby Out of Touch With the Rest of the World
  17. U.S. Copyright Lobby Out of Touch With the Rest of the World
  18. Evolution of the Music Industry
  19. U.S. Movie Studios Kill ACTRA Deal
  20. Another Day, Another Movie Statistic
  21. Bernier Before the Industry Committee
  22. RSS or Email
  23. Hill Times on Net Neutrality
  24. The Recording Industry’s Digital Strategy Out of Tune
  25. Recording Industry’s Digital Strategy Out of Tune
  26. Internet Privacy Symposium
  27. Hollywood and DRM
  28. RFID Fails To Generate Cost Savings
  29. Banks Pull Credit Cards After Security Breach
  30. The Effectiveness of Notice and Notice
  31. In Good Company
  32. Vanity Fair on the Pirate Bay
  33. The Canadian Net Neutrality Debate
  34. Corporations Turn to P2P
  35. Justice Minister Rejects Call for Camcording Law
  36. CPCC Goes For Broke, Part Two
  37. Yet Another Camcorder Claim
  38. Bernier’s Troubling Stand on Net Neutrality
  39. CPCC Goes For Broke, Part One
  40. Oda’s Limo Usage
  41. The Future of the Canadian Music Industry
  42. EMI To Drop DRM?
  43. Bernier Questioned on Net Neutrality
  44. More on Camcording
  45. The Daily Oda
  46. What the Canadian Government Really Thinks About Net Neutrality
  47. Steve Jobs on DRM
  48. The Integrated Circuit
  49. Bev Oda’s Wild Ride
  50. Federal Court Orders Privacy Commissioner to Investigate Complaint
  51. Canadian Heritage Opens Up
  52. The End of Captain Copyright
  53. Movie Piracy Claims More Fiction Than Fact
  54. Movie Piracy Claims More Fiction Than Fact
  55. French Court Rules Against Hugo Heirs
  56. Viacom Notices
  57. PIPEDA Hearings – Days 9 (banking industry) and 10 (Chamber of Commerce, Insurance)
  58. Must Reads

January 2007

  1. Scassa on Citizen Journalism and Privacy
  2. CBC To Embrace Web 2.0
  3. CMCC Speaks Out Again
  4. Technical Difficulties
  5. New Yorker on Google Book Search
  6. Hill Times on Copyright Bill Timing
  7. Conservatives for Fair Use?
  8. Digitization Initiatives
  9. Vista’s Fine Print
  10. Vista’s Fine Print Raises Red Flags
  11. BNL Get It
  12. von Finckenstein Named CRTC Chair
  13. Publishers Against Open Access
  14. CIPPIC Files Complaint in Data Breach Case
  15. The Case for Fair Use in Canada
  16. CBC on Online Video Sharing
  17. Schneier on Security Disclosure
  18. Why the WIPO Development Agenda Matters
  19. Zunior vs. Zune
  20. YouTube and Copyright Infringement
  21. Unparalleled Access
  22. Unparalleled Access
  23. Robertson Reflections
  24. Privacy Breaches Expose Flaws in the Law
  25. Privacy Breaches Expose Flaws in Law
  26. Debating DRM
  27. ICANN Launches Blog
  28. It’s Not Just Music
  29. Canadian Security Breaches
  30. Canada a World Leader in Digital Download Sales Growth
  31. Ode to the RIAA
  32. UK PM Responds to Private Copying Petition
  33. Ottawa Grocery Chain Fires Employees over Facebook Posting
  34. The Copycat Copyright Campaign
  35. The Tyee on Net Neutrality
  36. The Elephant and the Mountain
  37. One Down, 29 to Go
  38. Centuries-Old Library Program Enters the 21st Century
  39. Privacy Commissioner Launches New Contributions Program
  40. The Year Ahead in Copyright
  41. Inside Jobs
  42. UK To Open Access to Legal Database
  43. Reading Materials
  44. Copyright and Digital Markets
  45. Smells Like Teen Spirit
  46. Weatherall’s Law
  47. Libraries in the Digital Age
  48. Rogers Listed as Top 10 Phish Host
  49. Ch-ch-ch-changes
  50. Policy Responses to the User-Generated Content Boom
  51. The Policy Response to the User-Generated Content Boom
  52. French Court Rules Against Sony Music Service
  53. Italy Requires ISPs to Block Child Porn
  54. DRM-Free Music
  55. Public Domain Day 2007

2006 536

December 2006

  1. 2006 Canadian Law Blog Awards
  2. AT&T Agrees to Net Neutrality Conditions
  3. Stiglitz on IP
  4. Searching for Bev Oda
  5. French Ct. Rules Privacy Trumps Copyright Investigations
  6. The Law of Search Engines
  7. Sony Settles with State A.G.s
  8. The Letters of the Law: The Year in Canadian Tech Law
  9. The Letters of the Law: The Year in Canadian Tech Law
  10. Google Offers Free Journal Digitization
  11. NZ Copyright Reform
  12. Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
  13. Copyright Board Looking for a New Board Member
  14. Newspaper Chain Adopts Creative Commons Licenses
  15. Ontario Passes Anti-Online Gambling Advertising Law
  16. Project Cleanfeed Canada Documentation
  17. PIPEDA Hearings – Day 08 (CMA, CDA, CPA)
  18. PIPEDA Hearings – Day 07 (ITAC, CBA, Ian Kerr)
  19. Code 2.0
  20. Digital Info Strategy Requires Courage Before Cash
  21. Digital Info Strategy Requires Courage Before Cash
  22. Bulte’s Back
  23. PIPEDA Hearings – Day 06 (CIPPIC, PIAC, MRIA)
  24. Bernier Introduces New Telco Fining Power
  25. Privacy Commissioner of Canada on TPMs
  26. Spanish Court Raises Doubts About Creative Commons License
  27. EMI Offers Clean MP3s
  28. New Brunswick Court Weighs In On Bloggers
  29. The Gowers Report
  30. Canadian Documentary Film Makers Speak Out on Copyright
  31. Canadian Heritage and Canadian Artists
  32. Reuters and Yahoo Jump on Citizen Journalism Bandwagon
  33. PIPEDA Hearings – Day 05 (CMA, FETCO)
  34. Child Pornography Blocking Plan a Risk Worth Taking
  35. Child Pornography Blocking Plan a Risk Worth Taking
  36. SPARC and CARL Support CIHR Open Access Policy
  37. Oda and Angus Spar over Fundraising
  38. The CBC and Civic Journalism
  39. PIPEDA Hearings – Day 04 (B.C. Privacy Commissioner Loukidelis and Professor Val Steeves)

November 2006

  1. BBC News Launches User Generated News Show
  2. PIPEDA Hearings – Day 03 (Privacy Commissioner of Canada)
  3. Conference Coverage
  4. We’re All On Candid Camera
  5. We’re All On Candid Camera
  6. UK To Reject Copyright Term Extension For Songs
  7. Human Rights Tribunal Issues Another Internet Hate Decision
  8. DRM is Dead
  9. Oda Back on the Hotseat over Fundraising
  10. Project Cleanfeed Canada
  11. PIPEDA Hearings – Day 02 (B.C. Privacy Experts)
  12. Newsweek on DRM
  13. City of Ottawa To Offer Rural Broadband Services?
  14. Canadian Heritage Committee to Conduct CBC Hearings
  15. PIPEDA Hearings – Day 01 (Industry Canada)
  16. Page Responds to Oda Communications Director
  17. PIPEDA Review Underway Today
  18. Hearings Offer Chance to Fix Holes in Privacy Law
  19. CRTC Chair Candidates Canvassed
  20. Quebec and Copyright
  21. The E-Voting Aftermath
  22. PIPEDA Review Schedule Unfolds
  23. Kirwan on Phishing
  24. UK PM Launches E-Petitions
  25. The Free Market Champion
  26. Copyright Notices
  27. Knopf Calls for Copyright Commission
  28. Oda Funding Controversy May Derail Broadcast and Copyright Policy
  29. Oda Funding Controversy May Derail Broadcast and Copyright Policy
  30. The Daily Oda Question
  31. Pressure From Oda Fundraiser Grows
  32. Mesh Conference
  33. Cancopy Law
  34. Oda Cancels Lobby-Backed Fundraiser
  35. IP Commercialization in Canadian Universities
  36. Speechless
  37. Spam on the Rise
  38. Police Want More Subscriber Info from ISPs
  39. Net Neutrality is Back but is Bernier Listening?
  40. Videotron Rekindles Fear of a Two-Tier Internet
  41. More Copyright Petitions at the House of Commons
  42. Supreme Court Rules Against Patent Evergreening
  43. Privacy International Releases Global Privacy Rankings
  44. Net Neutrality Back in the Canadian Spotlight
  45. YouTube and Viacom Deal?
  46. How iTunes Saved The Office
  47. Statscan E-commerce Release Points to Digital Divide

October 2006

  1. Hill Times Letters
  2. UK Group Calls for Personal Copying Right
  3. Diet Coke and Mentos
  4. Government Docs Highlight Lawful Access Strategy
  5. Ottawa’s Divide and Conquer Strategy for Net Surveillance
  6. Oda on Copyright Bill Timing
  7. Bloc Seeks Regulatory Control Over Telecom
  8. CRIA Loses Judicial Review of Copyright Board Decision
  9. Entwistle on Copyright
  10. CBC Q&A on Copyright
  11. Conference Podcasts and Videos
  12. Survey Finds Declining P2P Usage in Canada
  13. CAB Wins Appeal of Commercial Radio Decision
  14. A Little More Light
  15. Time To Cast A Vote Against E-Voting
  16. Time To Cast A Vote Against E-Voting
  17. Much Ado About Nothing
  18. Australia Releases Copyright Amendment Bill
  19. MSFT and the Ontario IPC Office
  20. Gov’t Backs Down in Cash Grab For Deferral Account
  21. IFPI Excludes University from P2P Press Conference
  22. Yahoo on DRM
  23. Does YouTube Deal Foreshadow Licensed P2P?
  24. Does YouTube Deal Signal a Change for File Sharing?
  25. Quebec Court Approves Sony Rootkit Settlement
  26. CIHR Releases Draft Open Access Policy
  27. MPs Get Not-So-Straight Talk on Copyright
  28. The Robertson Decision
  29. deBeer on Mandatory DRM
  30. The Google – YouTube Deal
  31. Appropriation Art Meetings
  32. The Parallel Politics of the Environment and Copyright
  33. The Parallel Politics of the Environment and Copyright
  34. ICANN Sacrifices Privacy for Shot at Independence
  35. ICANN Sacrifices Privacy for Shot at Independence
  36. SCC To Release Robertson Decision on Thursday
  37. Canadian Heritage’s 2005 Music Industry Profile
  38. The End of WIPO?
  39. The Barenaked Ladies Approach
  40. 30 Things You Can Do About DRM, UK Edition
  41. Net Neutrality in Norway
  42. Weatherall on Australian Copyright Exceptions
  43. The ISP Privacy Pledge
  44. Defective by Design’s Day Against DRM
  45. Tech Law Research Hurt By Budget Cuts
  46. Canadian Tech Law Research Hurt By Budget Cuts

September 2006

  1. CMRRA on Private Copying
  2. The Canadian Heritage Copyright Collective Study
  3. Canton on DRM
  4. Canada Against WIPO Broadcast Treaty Diplomatic Conference
  5. Prey To Thievery
  6. Industry Minister Should Put Spam Law Back on Agenda
  7. Industry Minister Should Put Spam Law Back on the Agenda
  8. Sony Hit With Privacy and Consumer Protection Complaints
  9. One Web Day
  10. CRIA and Private Copying
  11. CIPPIC Files Formal Objection to the Sony Settlement
  12. Cory on Amazon’s Download Service
  13. 30 Days of DRM: 30 Things You Can Do
  14. Perhaps It Got Caught In His Spam Filter
  15. 30 Days of DRM
  16. Sony’s Rootkit Settlement Leaves Canadian Consumers Unsettled
  17. Sony Rootkit Settlement Leaves Canadian Consumers Unsettled
  18. 30 Days of DRM – Day 30: Prohibition on Contractual Circumvention of Rights (Foundational Issue)
  19. Belgian Court Rules Against Google News
  20. 30 Days of DRM – Day 29: No Ban on Circumvention Devices (Foundational Issue)
  21. Desire2Learn Files Response in Patent Suit
  22. Go Vote: CIRA Elections Underway
  23. British Academy Reports Copyright Hinders Scholarship
  24. Weatherall on the Australian TPM Provisions
  25. 30 Days of DRM – Day 28: Review of New Circumvention Rights (Circumvention Rights)
  26. 30 Days of DRM – Day 27: Government Works (DRM Policy)
  27. The Missing Sony Exhibit
  28. ExhibitC
  29. EFF on the Sony Settlement
  30. CRIA at the Copyright Board
  31. 30 Days of DRM – Day 26: Investigation of Concealed Code (Circumvention Rights)
  32. 30 Days of DRM – Day 25: Statutory Obligations (Circumvention Rights)
  33. The Final Tally from The Drake
  34. 30 Days of DRM – Day 24: Time Shifting (Circumvention Rights)
  35. The Most Dangerous Treaty You’ve Never Heard About
  36. Little Public Broadcast of Dangerous Broadcast Treaty
  37. 30 Days of DRM – Day 23: Education Institutions (Circumvention Rights)
  38. Steven Page on Spiral Frog
  39. 30 Days of DRM – Day 22: Libraries (Circumvention Rights)
  40. 30 Days of DRM – Day 21: Print Disabilities (Circumvention Rights)
  41. Is RIM’s Pearl a Ringtone Killer?
  42. G2p
  43. PIPEDA and Order Making Power
  44. The Globe on Droit de Suite
  45. 30 Days of DRM – Day 20: Public Domain (Circumvention Rights)
  46. Net Neutrality and the CBC
  47. The Ottawa Citizen on Copyright Reform
  48. 30 Days of DRM – Day 19: Backup Copies of Digital Consumer Products (Circumvention Rights)
  49. 30 Days of DRM – Day 18: Backup Copies of Software (Circumvention Rights)
  50. Education Ministers’ Copyright Proposal Needs a Rewrite
  51. Australia A.G. Releases Draft TPM Legislation
  52. Education Ministers’ Proposal in Need of a Rewrite
  53. 30 Days of DRM – Day 17: Broken or Obsolete Technology (Circumvention Rights)
  54. 30 Days of DRM – Day 16: System Repair (Circumvention Rights)
  55. Alberta Man Sentenced to Jail for Hate Site
  56. 30 Days of DRM – Day 15: Artistic Access (Circumvention Rights)
  57. Privacy Commissioner Expresses Concern Over Lawful Access
  58. 30 Days of DRM – Day 14: Private Copying (Circumvention Rights)

August 2006

  1. The Private Copying Survey
  2. 30 Days of DRM – Day 13: Criticism, Review and News Reporting (Circumvention Rights)
  3. Sony Settles Canadian Class Actions over Rootkit
  4. The Upcoming Copyright Clash
  5. 30 Days of DRM – Day 12: Research and Private Study (Circumvention Rights)
  6. Major Record Labels Adopt ACS
  7. NY Times Blocks UK Access to Article
  8. 30 Days of DRM – Day 11: Involuntary Installation of Software (Circumvention Rights)
  9. Reflecting on the CRTC’s Hate Site Blocking Decision
  10. 30 Days of DRM – Day 10: Security Research (Circumvention Rights)
  11. Tough Choice for CRTC in Hate Blocking Case
  12. EU Pushes Forward with Digitization Program
  13. 30 Days of DRM – Day 09: Reverse Engineering (Circumvention Rights)
  14. Terry McBride Profiled
  15. 30 Days of DRM – Day 08: Privacy (Circumvention Rights)
  16. LibriVox
  17. The Swiss Take on DRM
  18. CRTC Denies Hate Site Request
  19. 30 Days of DRM – Day 07: DRM-Free Library Deposits (Public Protection)
  20. European Music Study on Industry Decline
  21. 30 Days of DRM – Day 06: Interoperability (Public Protection and Markets)
  22. Canadian Soldier Ordered to Stop Blogging
  23. Steal This Film
  24. CRTC Asked To Order Hate Sites Blocked
  25. A Role Model for Captain Copyright
  26. 30 Days of DRM – Day 05: DRM Labelling and Consumer Awareness (Public Protection)
  27. Spamigation
  28. 30 Days of DRM – Day 04: DRM Misuse Sanctions (Markets)
  29. 30 Days of DRM – Day 03: Oversight of DRM Misuse (Markets)
  30. Statscan Survey Shows Internet’s Potential and Pitfalls
  31. Statscan Survey Shows Internet’s Potential and Pitfalls
  32. “Would You Trust These People?”
  33. 30 Days of DRM – Day 02: Region Coding (Markets)
  34. 30 Days of DRM – Day One: Linking Copyright and Anti-Circumvention (Markets)
  35. Copyright Board Issues Ringtone Decision
  36. Copyright Board Spending Comes Under Taxpayer Scrutiny
  37. 30 Days of DRM
  38. Captain Copyright Goes Offline
  39. How Newspapers Use the Net
  40. Telus DCR Letter
  41. Telus Joins Call for Fair Use
  42. Canadian Internet Use Survey 2005
  43. Access Copyright’s Statement on Captain Copyright
  44. Privacy Commissioner Launches SWIFT Investigation
  45. So Much for the Death of Radio
  46. Canadian Online Learning Company Hit With Patent Suit
  47. Shades of Another Battle of Waterloo
  48. Man Charged For Spoofing Premier’s Email
  49. Captain Copyright and the Search for Taxpayer Funding
  50. New Look
  51. Why the AOL Search Fiasco Matters
  52. CBC’s Contrarians on Copyright

July 2006

  1. Canadian Libel Law Raises Net Free Speech Chill
  2. Canadian Libel Law Raises Net Free Speech Chill
  3. The CBC and DRM
  4. CIRA Seeking Additional Board Candidates
  5. RCMP Lays Charges Over Karaoke Copyright Infringement
  6. CIPPIC Files Formal Complaint Over SWIFT
  7. Online Hate Ruling Leads to Death Threats
  8. Setting the IFPI Record Straight
  9. The Canadian Long Tail
  10. Canada’s Culture Industries Benefit from the Long Tail Effect
  11. Emily of the State
  12. Cory Doctorow on the CBC
  13. WaPo on the RIAA
  14. Canadian Copyright Lobby on G-8 IP Statement
  15. Privacy Commissioner Issues PIPEDA Review Discussion Paper
  16. Promo
  17. The Mentos Video
  18. Video and the Internet an Explosive Mix
  19. Dutch Appeals Court Refuses to Disclose File Sharers Identities
  20. The Pig and the Box
  21. Copyright and ATIPs
  22. Net Hate Purveyor Nets Nine Months in Jail
  23. Ryerson Study on Workplace Monitoring
  24. LA Times on Copyright
  25. Rethinking the Public in Public Broadcasting
  26. Rethinking the Public in Public Broadcasting
  27. Musicians on File Sharing
  28. CBA Speaks Out on ISP Snooping
  29. Artists Who Fear Copyright
  30. 6,000 Lawsuits Later and P2P Use Still on the Rise
  31. Bell Controversy Puts Spotlight on Net Surveillance
  32. Bell Controversy Puts Spotlight on Net Surveillance

June 2006

  1. Backing Bev
  2. The Toronto Wifi Plan
  3. CLA on Captain Copyright
  4. Full CV
  5. Canadian Gov’t Pays Copyright Lobby to Lobby
  6. Gov’t Copyright Lobbying Contract Raises Accountability Concerns
  7. European Commissioner Calls for Copyright Balance
  8. Canadian Digital Security Companies Warn Against Anti-Circumvention Laws
  9. UK Royal Society Goes Open Access
  10. Alouette Canada’s Official Launch
  11. Copyright and Politics
  12. A Discouraging Read
  13. Canadian Museums for Balanced Copyright Reform
  14. CIRA’s Second Public Letter
  15. Canada’s Library Community Speaks Out on Copyright
  16. Rajotte’s Data Fraud Bill
  17. OCRI Podcast on Blogging
  18. Captain Copyright and the Case of the Critical Link
  19. Captain Copyright and the Case of the Critical Link
  20. Oda Announces Broadcast Study
  21. Statistics Canada on Culture
  22. CRIA’s Lobby Effort: The Untold Story
  23. The Untold Story of CRIA Lobbying
  24. Sweden Considers Legalizing P2P File Sharing
  25. Access Copyright Responds
  26. Oda and the Copyright Pledge
  27. Sloppy Thinking
  28. Hundreds of Canadian Artists Call for Balanced Copyright
  29. The Continuing Adventures of Captain Copyright
  30. More of a Good Thing, Part Two
  31. More of a Good Thing, Part One
  32. We Are All Journalists Now
  33. UK APIG Report on DRM Released
  34. The Book Business and the Internet
  35. We Are All Journalists Now
  36. Internet Monitoring Leads to Terror Arrests
  37. Linking to Captain Copyright
  38. Youthforvolpe.ca
  39. Supreme Court Rules Against Overbroad Trademark Rights

May 2006

  1. Captain Copyright
  2. CMEC Visits Ottawa
  3. Patriot Act Concerns Reach House of Commons
  4. Foreign Affairs Launches IP Public Consultation
  5. Privacy Commissioner Releases Annual PIPEDA Report
  6. Canada to Launch Cybersecurity Task Force?
  7. Cyber-security Plans Require a Privacy Perspective
  8. TVO: Archive: Michael Geist on a Canadian solution for copyright
  9. Podcasts and Broadcasts
  10. Rogers CFO Speculates on Tiered Access
  11. Sound Numbers
  12. Sound Numbers
  13. Canada to Launch Cybersecurity Task Force?
  14. Canadian Students Speak Out on Copyright
  15. European Commission Online Film Charter
  16. The Rise of eMusic
  17. Dot-XXX Decision Exposes Cracks in Net Governance System
  18. Dot-XXX Decision Exposes Cracks in Net Governance System
  19. CIRPA at the CRTC
  20. Andrew Cash on the CMCC
  21. Don’t Tell Stephen Harper
  22. Then and Now
  23. Supreme Court to Hear Another Copyright Case
  24. Canadian Privacy Community Speaks Out on Copyright Reform
  25. Angus on Copyright
  26. Copy/South
  27. CRTC Radio Review Needs to Dial In New Frequency
  28. CRTC Radio Review Needs To Dial In New Frequency
  29. Soccer Broadcaster Offside With Demands
  30. Open Access and Public Health
  31. Canada’s Top Court Tips Hand on Privacy
  32. The Globe on Copyright Reform
  33. BPI Calls for Private Copying Right
  34. Hart House Lecture Podcast: Our Own Creative Land
  35. CMCC Comes to Ottawa
  36. Supreme Court Tips Its Hand on Privacy
  37. Online Rights Canada Launches Grassroots Copyright Campaign
  38. SSHRC Backtracks on Open Access
  39. WIPO Broadcast Treaty Lurches Forward
  40. The Census and Open Source
  41. Nova Scotia Latest Province to Tackle Patriot Act
  42. Crawford on Competition
  43. CMCC Stuff
  44. CBC Introduces New Podcasts
  45. Deadwood?
  46. Freakonomics on Siberry
  47. Spam Not Gone, But Increasingly Forgotten
  48. Barenaked Guide to Copyright Reform

April 2006

  1. Spam Not Gone But Increasingly Forgotten
  2. Copyright Petition Presented to the House of Commons
  3. CMCC’s Coming Out Party
  4. The OECD on DRM Disclosures
  5. A New Voice
  6. Vaver on Copyright
  7. Industry Associations Not Immune to Tech Effect
  8. Copyright Law and the Law
  9. Industry Associations Not Immune to Tech Effect
  10. The Supreme Court on Privacy
  11. A2K Rising
  12. Google in China
  13. Canada Drops Off the Spam Dirty Dozen
  14. CRTC “Analysis”
  15. The Legal Limits of Government Tinkering With Technology
  16. The Legal Limits of Government Tinkering With Technology
  17. What Next For CRIA?
  18. CML 3316 – Technology Law Internship (3 Credits)
  19. Regulation of Internet Commerce CML 3358 (3 Credits)
  20. We’re Number Eight!
  21. Report Questions UK File Sharing Costs
  22. More Unintended Consequences
  23. The Internet Way To Address Canada’s Cultural Deficit
  24. The Internet Way To Balance Canada’s Cultural Deficit
  25. Removing the C from CRIA
  26. Oda Says Copyright Bill Is Coming
  27. Disney To Offer TV Free Online
  28. File Sharing Has Saved Music
  29. CRIA Calls for End to Private Copying Levy
  30. Ottawa Releases Strategy for Privacy and the Patriot Act
  31. Supreme Court Rehearing for Robertson Copyright Case
  32. Canadian Software Innovation Alliance Launches
  33. Priorities
  34. CIHR Open to Open Access
  35. Hart House Lecture URLs
  36. CBC’s The Hour: iTunes in France
  37. The Hour on iTunes in France
  38. ICANN Faces Pressure From Friends and Foes
  39. Daily Nation (Kenya)
  40. ICANN Faces Pressure From Friends and Foes
  41. South China Morning Post
  42. What Might Conservative Copyright Look Like?

March 2006

  1. Beyond Google
  2. Hart House Lecture Tonight
  3. Billboard on Pollara Data
  4. Australia Leads, Canada Dithers in Spam Fight
  5. Berners-Lee on Net Neutrality
  6. The Telecom Policy Review: The Rest of the Story
  7. Canada’s Telecom Policy Review: The Rest of the Story
  8. A Q & A With P2PNet
  9. Shaw Sued Over Refusal To Carry VoIP Ad
  10. Copyrighting Science
  11. Privacy Commissioner Renews Research Program
  12. Telecom Policy Review Panel Calls For Net Neutrality Legal Safeguards
  13. PM Harper’s Mentor Speaks Out on WIPO
  14. “Impertinent and Presumptuous”
  15. The DMCA is Anti-Competitive
  16. EU To Conduct Full Review of Copyright Directive
  17. The Rise of the Clip Culture
  18. The Rise of the Clip Culture
  19. CRIA’s Own Study Counters P2P Claims
  20. CIRA’s Public Letter to ICANN
  21. Federal Ct Issues Nearly Million Dollar Fine For Failing to Pay Levy
  22. Commercial Radio Review Comments Roll In
  23. Government and Tech, Cont’d
  24. UK Court Rules on ISP Liability
  25. Does the Government Have a Role in Internet Connectivity?
  26. Does the Government Have a Role in Internet Connectivity?
  27. Alberta Introduces Bill to Block Patriot Act Disclosures
  28. More McBride
  29. Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Issues Internet Hate Decision
  30. Bill C-60 and Private Copying
  31. Keepmusiccoming.com Goes From Bad To Worse
  32. A Non-Debate Debate With CRIA
  33. ITU Calls For Enforceable ISP Codes of Conduct to Combat Spam
  34. Our Own Creative Land
  35. CBC’s As It Happens: Toronto Muni WiFi
  36. Commenting on Toronto WiFi Plans
  37. Ontario Police Arrest Man for War Driving
  38. Chinese Domains Alter Net Governance Landscape
  39. Policy Options on Blogs and the 2006 Election
  40. Vonage Requests CRTC Investigation Into Shaw VoIP Charges
  41. Major Muni WiFi Initiative Coming To Toronto
  42. Chinese Domains Alter Net Governance Landscape
  43. Access Copyright’s Distribution Fact Finding Study
  44. OAK Law Project
  45. Music and the Market
  46. Online Gambling Ad Bill Advances to Committee
  47. Access Copyright And Creative Commons Canada Launch Public Domain Registry
  48. Digitization Plans
  49. Discontent at the Copyright Board?
  50. Australian Parliamentary TPM Report Accepts User Concerns
  51. EU Data Protection Working Party on Email Screening
  52. Consequences of Uncompetitiveness
  53. The Risk of Lawful Access
  54. IP Trade Pressure

February 2006

  1. Internet Tariffs for Schools Spreads to Australia
  2. CanLII Launches ScanLII
  3. The Credible Threat
  4. Much Ado About Nothing
  5. Supreme Court Nominee Could Have Big Impact on IP
  6. Supreme Court Nominee Could Have Big Impact on IP
  7. The Private Copying Levy Distortion
  8. Alberta Privacy Commish Releases Outsourcing Report
  9. A Fourth Wireless Carrier?
  10. TTC: Talk To Counsel?
  11. New Look
  12. Class Dismissed?
  13. More on Be Careful What You Wish For
  14. Two From Yahoo
  15. Just Watch Us: The End of Privacy
  16. CBC’s Just Watch Us: The End of Privacy
  17. CRTC Outlines Plans for Do-Not-Call List Policy Process
  18. LSAT Fingerprinting Tests the Limits of Privacy Law
  19. LSAT Fingerprinting Tests The Limits of Privacy Law
  20. The Toronto Star
  21. Ottawa Citizen / Canada.com
  22. Bbc
  23. Oda on Copyright Reform
  24. It’s Baaack: Day Calls National ID Card Inevitable
  25. Internet Gambling Advertising Bill Introduced in Ontario
  26. Supreme Court Denies Leave in Bangoura Case
  27. The Sony Rootkit Effect
  28. The Slippery Slope of Two-Tier Email
  29. The Slippery Slope of Two Tier Email
  30. CCTA To Shut Down
  31. The CBC as a Role Model
  32. The Digital Road Leads Out of Rome
  33. The Digital Road Leads Out of Rome
  34. French Court Dismisses P2P Case
  35. Two Perspectives on Copyright and Education
  36. Two-Tier Email
  37. Be Careful What You Wish For
  38. Sony Hit With Another Canadian Class Action Lawsuit
  39. Battle Lines

January 2006

  1. The Sound of Silence
  2. Coming Soon: The Two-Tiered Internet in Canada
  3. The Risks and Rewards of Data Retention
  4. Google Case Highlights the Risks and Rewards of Data Retention
  5. Leading Canadian Music Label Challenges RIAA Lawsuits
  6. New Yahoo Case Raises Old Questions
  7. Lessons Learned
  8. Fighting for the Right to Fund Politicians
  9. 5722 Votes
  10. New Yahoo Decision Raises Old Questions
  11. Confirming the Copyright Gap
  12. Balanced Meal Review
  13. The Sam Bulte Podcast
  14. A Balanced Meal
  15. It’s a Celebration
  16. Yet Another Reason for Fair Use
  17. Time To Clean Up Canadian Copyright
  18. Time To Clean Up Canadian Copyright
  19. CRTC Launches Commercial Radio Review
  20. Matthew Good
  21. The Bulte Video
  22. Debating Bulte
  23. The Political Parties on Copyright
  24. Canada’s Version of the Google Book Search Fight
  25. IDRC Launches Open Archive Initiative
  26. The Ottawa Citizen on CRIA’s Poll
  27. Cause or Effect
  28. Crystal Ball Gazing At The Coming Year in Tech Law
  29. Crystal Ball Gazing at the Coming Year in Tech Law
  30. Tone Deaf
  31. Sony Hit With Canadian Class Action Suits
  32. Cleaning Up Copyright
  33. The Sad Reality of Copyright Policy in Canada
  34. Business As Usual
  35. Campaign Contributions
  36. Tipping Point
  37. Sony Settlement a Blueprint for Legislative Action
  38. Does This Sound Like a Troubled Industry?
  39. Sony Settlement a Blueprint for Legislative Action
  40. New Hope for a New Year

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