The Curious Engineer

Michael Geist

2010

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December 2010

  1. The Letters of the Law: 2010 in Tech Law from A to Z
  2. The Letters of the Law: 2010 in Tech Law from A to Z
  3. Supreme Court Grants Leave to Hear Song Previews as Fair Dealing Case
  4. Canadian Education Faces Technology Tipping Point
  5. Canadian Education Faces Technology Tipping Point
  6. CanLII Seeking New President
  7. Wikileaks ACTA Cables Reveal Concern With U.S. Secrecy Demands
  8. UK, Ireland Conduct Studies on Fair Use Copyright Reform
  9. Federal Court Awards PIPEDA Damages
  10. Bell Pays $1.3 Million To Settle Do-Not-Call Violations
  11. CRTC Levies $500K Fine for Do-Not-Call Violation
  12. TVO Planning Free Digital Archive
  13. Sorting Through The Spin: The Liberals and the iTax
  14. Reactions to the Liberal C-32 Amendments
  15. City of Vancouver Passes Anti-UBB Resolution
  16. USTR Launches Request for Comments on ACTA
  17. C-32 Committee Hearings on Hold Until At Least Late January
  18. Anti-Spam Bill Receives Royal Assent
  19. Henshaw Asks Questions About Levies
  20. Manitoba Launches Consultation on Cell Phone Contracts
  21. IP on Pharma Could be Main CETA Stumbling Block
  22. Apple iBookstore Granted Investment Canada Act Approval
  23. Japan Moves Closer to Fair Use
  24. Liberals Stake Out Positions on Bill C-32
  25. Clearing Up the Copyright Confusion: Fair Dealing and Bill C-32
  26. GeistFAQonFairDealing
  27. Geist FAQ on Fair Dealing
  28. Geist Fair Dealing FAQ
  29. Rogers Admits New Net Throttling, Slow to Disclose to the Public
  30. CRTC Issues Call for Comments on Digital TV Transition
  31. The No iPod Tax Press Conference: An Alternative Script
  32. Australia Government Report Warns Against Including IP In Trade Agreements
  33. C-32 Legislative Committee Discussion Marked By Copyright Confusion
  34. More Schools Backing Away from Access Copyright
  35. Open Government: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Ethics, Accountability & Privacy
  36. Athabasca University Decides Not To Renew Access Copyright Licence
  37. Location Matters Up in the Cloud
  38. Location Matters Up in the Cloud
  39. Macleans on C-32 & Fair Dealing: Claims of Rampant Copying “Grossly Exaggerated”
  40. Sorting Through the Copyright Levy Proposals
  41. “Canadians told us the TPM provisions in C-61 were too far reaching”
  42. CBC’s The National on C-32
  43. Globe’s McKenna Back With Column Confusing Copyright Laws and Licencing
  44. National Post on C-32’s Fair Dealing
  45. U.S. Senators Introduce Bill For Mandatory Open Wifi in Federal Buildings
  46. Mobilizing User Generated Content Study
  47. Final Version of ACTA Posted
  48. The Wikileaks Copyright Cables: Confirmations Not Revelations
  49. NZ Govt Copyright Leak: Doubts Value of WIPO Internet Treaties, Supports Flexible Digital Lock Rules
  50. Putting Copyright Statutory Damages In Perspective
  51. DMCA Criminal Trial Dropped on Fairness Grounds
  52. CRTC Extends CCTS Mandate
  53. NDP MP Angus Calls For Compromise on Bill C-32
  54. The Copyright Board and Access Copyright: Latest Developments
  55. The Bill C-32 Legislative Committee: My Opening Statement
  56. Canada’s Digital Economy Strategy: Toward An Openness Framework
  57. Bill C-32 Legislative Committee: My Appearance Scheduled for Today
  58. Industry Canada Launches Spectrum Auction Consultation

November 2010

  1. Quebec Artists Travel To Ottawa To Protest C-32
  2. Music Publisher Ole Criticizes C-32
  3. Netflix Partner Says Comcast Setting Up Toll for Online Video Delivery
  4. Court Orders Federal Government to Make Websites Accessible
  5. Canadian Courts Set High Bar for Privacy Damage Awards
  6. Canadian Courts Set High Bar for Privacy Damage Awards
  7. University of Calgary Appeals Facebook Ruling
  8. Maclean’s Covers Access Copyright Licence Non-Renewals
  9. Copyright Board Issues Ruling on Intervenors in Access Copyright Case
  10. Intellectual Property Appears to Figure Prominently In Wikileaks Cablegate
  11. Q. Do Digital Locks Trump Educational Fair Dealing? A. Yes
  12. Liberals Preparing C-32 Amendments on Digital Locks & Fair Dealing
  13. C-32 Legislative Committee, Day Two: Clement & Moore Take Centre Stage
  14. Rogers Reportedly Considering Extra Fees for Wireless Data Priority
  15. UBC Launches License Database as Access Copyright Agreement Nears Expiry
  16. Dutch Artists Groups Propose Full Legalization of P2P
  17. European Parliament Passes Pro-ACTA Resolution
  18. Jennifer Stoddart Re-Appointed as Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  19. “When copyright Bill C-32 passes, I will automatically become a criminal”
  20. Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance Concerned With C-32’s Digital Lock Rules
  21. CBC’s Spark on C-32
  22. Anti-Spam Bill Passes Third Reading in House of Commons
  23. C-32 Legislative Committee, Day One: Hearing Schedule Set
  24. Quebec National Assembly Passes Motion Criticizing C-32
  25. Clement’s Digital Economy Strategy Speech
  26. Katz Submission to the Copyright Board on Access Copyright
  27. Microsoft Embraces Modification of Kinect Boxes
  28. Separating Copyright Facts from Fiction Ahead of Legislative Hearings
  29. Separating Copyright Facts from Fiction Ahead of Legislative Hearings
  30. The False Link Between Locks and Levies
  31. Rogers Facing $10 Million Penalty for Misleading Wireless Ad Claims
  32. Ontario Private Member’s Bill Demands Wireless Transparency, Unlocking Phones
  33. Bill C-32 Legislative Committee Formed
  34. University of Alberta Looking to Walk Away from Access Copyright
  35. Globe and Mail Discussion on C-32
  36. Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore on How Copyright Can Treat Consumers Unfairly
  37. The Globe on How C-32 Will Affect Canadian Culture
  38. Responding to ACTRA: Group Calls C-32 a “Disaster” and Proposes Six Part Fix
  39. Copyright Board Rejects Access Copyright Attempt to Exclude
  40. Students Call on Government To Drop Book Import Controls
  41. Stop the Meter
  42. Lawful Access Bills Would Reshape Internet in Canada
  43. Lawful Access Bills Would Reshape Internet in Canada
  44. Final ACTA Text Posted
  45. Copyright Fear Mongering Hits a New High: Writers Groups Post Their C-32 Brief
  46. Access Copyright Plea to Negotiate Too Little, Too Late
  47. Information Commissioner Calls for Reinstatement of CAIRS
  48. UK Court to Review Digital Economy Act
  49. Consumers Face Barriers in Taking Advantage of Wireless Competition
  50. Consumers Face Barriers in Taking Advantage of Wireless Competition
  51. CPCC: Conservative Party “Hate People Who Make Art”
  52. European Parliament Crowdsources Draft ACTA Resolution
  53. In Search of A Compromise on Copyright
  54. In Search of A Compromise on Copyright
  55. It All Comes Down to This on Copyright?
  56. EU: ACTA Digital Lock Rules Don’t Cover Access Controls
  57. ACTA Conclusion Nears With “Technical Round” Set For Late November
  58. U.S. Government Has Posted 274,000 Data in 18 Months
  59. Rogers Wants Spectrum Auction Accelerated, Warns Against New Entrant Assistance
  60. Writers Guild of Canada on Digital Locks in C-32
  61. UK To Review Copyright Flexibilities
  62. The U.S. Influence on Bill C-32 Hits House of Commons Debate
  63. Opposition Responses to C-32’s Digital Lock Rules – The Video
  64. Nair on Fair Dealing
  65. Copyright Bill is No Ripoff of Textbooks
  66. Spam Bill Passes Industry Committee Review
  67. Facing Up to the Generational Privacy Divide
  68. Facing Up to the Generational Privacy Divide
  69. Where The Parties Stand on C-32’s Digital Lock Provisions
  70. Apple To Extend iTunes Music Previews to 90 Seconds
  71. The Bill C-32 Debate Begins: Locks, Levies & Misinformation on Fair Dealing
  72. Access Copyright to the Supreme Court: No Need for Greater Fair Dealing Certainty
  73. No Creator Group Consensus on C-32
  74. Challenges to ACTA Mount: The Week in Review
  75. Australia To Hold Three ACTA Briefings, Canada Still MIA
  76. CRTC Approves Usage Based Billing
  77. The Latest on Access Copyright: Time to Decline the Coverage

October 2010

  1. Law Professors Call for Halt to ACTA
  2. Bloc Opposed to PIPEDA Reform Bill
  3. CanLII Board of Directors Appointment
  4. Against Bill C-32: Creator Groups Stake Out Strong Anti-Copyright Bill Position
  5. The Art of Selling Chocolate: Remarks on Copyright’s Domain
  6. Wire Report on Radical Extremism to Balanced Copyright Book
  7. Consultation Lays Bare Divide Over Future of Canadian Book Industry
  8. Consultation Lays Bare Divide Over Future of Canadian Book Industry
  9. MEP Castex Raises Urgent ACTA Question
  10. Facts and Figures on South Korea’s Three Strikes System
  11. Enabling Access to Public Sector Information
  12. Does the U.S. Believe ACTA Can Be Flexibly Implemented?
  13. Music Rights Holders Send 25,000 Copyright Notices in France Daily
  14. Broadcast Vertical Integration Facing Two Rounds of Studies
  15. The Vatican Speaks out on Intellectual Property
  16. B.C. Hotel Management School Students Sued for Posting Newspaper Articles
  17. Copyright the Canadian Way
  18. Bill C-32’s Second Reading Delayed to November 2nd
  19. Angus Files Petition, Comments on C-32 & Digital Locks
  20. European Court of Justice Strikes Down Private Copying Levy
  21. Public Science Site Launch
  22. LAC-Lustre Leadership
  23. Liberals To Launch Major Open Government Policy Initiative
  24. Bill C-32 Heading to Second Reading Next Week?
  25. U.S. Senators Ask USPTO To Examine ACTA
  26. Canadian Government Posts French Language Version of ACTA
  27. The Case for Flexibility in Implementing the WIPO Internet Treaties
  28. Angus Tables Motion in Support of Open Source Software
  29. Bloc MP Seeking Canadian Hearings on ACTA
  30. Open Access Week
  31. In Praise of Copying
  32. ACTA in the UK
  33. Digital Advocacy’s “Weak Ties” Should Not Be Underestimated
  34. Digital Advocacy’s “Weak Ties” Should Not Be Underestimated
  35. Federal Court Open Door to Business Method Patents
  36. Court Rules University Sanctions Over Facebook Comments Violate Charter of Rights
  37. Study Finds Canada Ranks As Most Expensive for Cellphone Plans
  38. Telus Seeks “Switzerland” Approach to Content
  39. Why are U.S. Net Services Slow to Migrate North?
  40. From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright”: Canadian Copyright & the Digital Agenda Now Online
  41. GAO Report on Broadband Competitiveness
  42. Liberals, NDP Support Net Neutrality Audits
  43. Locking Out Lawful Users
  44. The Economist on the State of the Music Industry
  45. European Parliament Members Ask for Review Of ACTA’s Privacy Implications
  46. U.S. Senator Seeks Legal Review of ACTA
  47. Singapore Positive About Being Founding ACTA Signatory
  48. Brazil, India Speak Out Against ACTA
  49. Assessing ACTA’s Criminal Provisions
  50. Where U.S. Law is Inconsistent with ACTA
  51. ACTA Conclusion Leaves Flexibility for Made-in-Canada Approach
  52. ACTA Conclusion Leaves Flexibility for Made-in-Canada Approach
  53. Why are U.S. Net Services Slow to Migrate North?
  54. Digital PQ Launches
  55. Canadian Copyright Reform & the Digital Agenda: Public Event on October 14th
  56. CBC Bans Use of Creative Commons Music on Podcasts
  57. From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright”: Canadian Copyright & Digital Agenda – Introduction
  58. Can Copyright Bill Survive With All Its Kinks
  59. A Sampling of ACTA Reactions
  60. ACTA Ultra-Lite: The U.S. Cave on the Internet Chapter Complete
  61. The Real Cost of Free
  62. SaveOurNet Renews Focus on Net Neutrality
  63. UK Government to Make Access to Info Data Machine Readable
  64. ACTA: Sorting Through The Spin
  65. Quebec Court Enforces Facebook’s Billion Dollar Spam Award
  66. Government Releases Cyber Security Strategy
  67. Angus Files Petition on C-32
  68. Library of Parliament’s Legislative Summary of Bill C-32
  69. Save the Date – Bill C-32 Copyright Book Launch Set for October 14th
  70. Deal or No Deal?: Japan ACTA Round Ends With Near Agreement
  71. Publisher Association Seeks Three Strikes and You’re Out for Canada
  72. Blame the Public
  73. U.S. Domain Name Censorship Bill Delayed

September 2010

  1. CMEC Seeks Leave to Appeal Fair Dealing Decision
  2. From Rhetoric to Reality: The Key Issues in Bill C-32
  3. Spam Bill Debated in House of Commons
  4. Canadian Digital Music Sales Growing Faster Than U.S. in 2010
  5. Vote.ca Launches – Find Your Polling Station
  6. U.S. Uses Domain Names As New Way to Regulate the Net
  7. U.S. Uses Domain Names As New Way to Regulate the Net
  8. U.S. To Seek Broad Wiretap Laws for Internet
  9. Access Copyright Responds to Tariff Objections
  10. The Complexity of Licencing Music Services in Canada
  11. Kate Taylor’s Must Read Series on Canadian Culture
  12. From Rhetoric to Reality: The Key Issues in Bill C-32
  13. The CIRA Election – Cast Your Vote Now
  14. CRIA Goes To Washington
  15. ACTA Round 11 Begins: Locking Out Civil Society
  16. Privacy Commissioner Completes Facebook Review
  17. CIRA Takes On DROC
  18. Lawful Access Bill to Return this Fall
  19. Pandora Blames Licensing Costs, Not Copyright for Blocking Canada
  20. Media Mergers the Last Stab at Failed Walled Garden Strategy
  21. Media Mergers the Latest Stab at ‘Walled Garden’ Strategy
  22. ACTAWatch.org: A New Site on Everything ACTA
  23. Access Copyright Launches C-32 Advocacy Site
  24. ACTA Agenda for Round 11 in Japan
  25. Bill C-32: My Perspective on the Key Issues
  26. How Canada’s New Copyright Law Threatens to Make Culture Criminals of Us All
  27. ECIS on ACTA
  28. The Canadian Music Industry on C-32: A House Divided
  29. The Digital TV Transition – A Spark Interview
  30. ACTA Negotiations – Start September 23rd, No Firm End Date
  31. BSA’s Latest Study on Piracy and Economic Benefits “Shockingly Misleading”
  32. Millions at Stake in Education Copyright Battle
  33. CRIA President: C-32’s Statutory Damages Reform a Licence to Steal
  34. Cdn Music Industry Assoc Chair: Format Shifting, User Generated Content Keep Piracy Sites Going
  35. Swiss Supreme Court Orders Company To Stop Snooping on File Sharers
  36. Costa Rican Court Rules Internet Access a Fundamental Right
  37. How IP Enforcement Can Be Used To Suppress Dissent
  38. Millions at Stake in Education Copyright Battle
  39. French Officials Say Willing to Walk Away From ACTA
  40. Ignatieff on Bill C-32
  41. USTR “Transparency Soup” on ACTA Revealed
  42. More ACTA Analysis – KEI and Knopf
  43. Canada’s Digital TV Transition: Before vs. After
  44. Clement on the Next Spectrum Auction
  45. World Economic Forum Ranks Canada Ahead of US, Japan, UK on IP Protection
  46. Could the EU Walk Away from ACTA, Redux
  47. Politicians Speaking Out on ACTA
  48. Government To Review Apple’s iBookstore Investment
  49. U.S. Court Sides With Artist in Royalty Dispute, Record Label Vows To Fight
  50. Federal Court Decision Raises Questions About Need for New Making Available Right
  51. CIRA and the Public Interest
  52. ACTA’s Enforcement Practices Chapter: Countries Reach Deal as U.S. Caves Again
  53. Competition Concerns Drive CRTC Internet Provider Policy
  54. ACTA Text Leaks: U.S. Concedes on Secondary Liability, Wants To Go Beyond DMCA on Digital Locks
  55. The Trouble with the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Journal Article

August 2010

  1. EU-Backed Study Finds Counterfeits Pro-Consumer, Rejects Company Complaints
  2. CRTC Mandates Wholesale Access for ISPs
  3. Commercialization of IP In Canadian Universities: Barely Better Than Break Even
  4. James Moore on the Private Copying Levy
  5. Google, Yahoo Concerned About Bill C-32’s Enabler Provision
  6. CRA Cracks Down on eBay Seller
  7. Conrad Black Case Targets Net Defamation Jurisdiction Standard
  8. Conrad Black Case Targets Net Defamation Jurisdiction Standards
  9. Next ACTA Round To Be Vice-Ministerial Level Meeting
  10. CIPPIC Says Facebook Failing Privacy Promises
  11. “Legislative Guidance” on Fair Dealing: The Plan to Reverse CCH?
  12. Estimating the Economic Impact of Google Book Search
  13. Has the U.S. Caved on Secondary Liability in ACTA?
  14. Postmedia on Access Copyright Tariff Proposal
  15. Was No Copyright the Real Reason Behind Germany’s Industrial Expansion?
  16. Writers Groups Attack Fair Dealing Reform in Copyright Bill
  17. ACTA Round Ten Concludes: Deal May Be One Month Away, Updated Text To Remain Secret
  18. FTC Targets Canadian-based Domain Registration Scam
  19. Is Relying on Open Access Materials “Irresponsible”?
  20. Canadian Library Association on C-32: Digital Lock Rules “Fundamentally Flawed”
  21. SOCAN Seeks Leave to Appeal Fair Dealing Decision
  22. Meera Nair on Access Copyright and Fair Dealing
  23. NY Times on The Power of Open Data
  24. ACTA Talks Resume: Round Ten Opens Today in Washington
  25. CAUT & CFS Publish Objection to Access Copyright Tariff
  26. NDP Criticizes Google – Verizon Net Neutrality Deal
  27. Telecom Complaints Commissioner Remains a Relative Unknown
  28. ACTA Agenda for Round 10 of Negotiations
  29. ACTA Meeting Expands to Full Week of Talks, All Participants
  30. CASA Posts Objection to Access Copyright Tariff Proposal
  31. Trosow on Access Copyright Tariff
  32. ACTA Meeting Next Week: U.S. & EU Talk to Work Out Divide
  33. Should Canadian Universities Walk Away From Access Copyright?
  34. Access Copyright’s 1300% Tariff Increase – Deadline to Object is August 11, 2010
  35. Telecom Complaints Commissioner Remains a Relative Unknown
  36. Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright
  37. Search Engine on the DMCA Exemptions
  38. C-32’s Fair Dealing Fears Greatly Exaggerated – Hill Times Edition
  39. Nokia Criticizes ACTA Substance and Process
  40. SAC Renews Calls for Legalized Downloading With Levies
  41. Public Knowledge’s IP3 Award
  42. Copyright Bill Disturbs Rights Balance Between Creators and Users
  43. NY Times, LA Times Both Approve New U.S. Digital Lock Exemptions
  44. Jaszi on the DMCA Exemptions
  45. U.S. Move to Pick Digital Locks Leaves Canadians Locked Out
  46. U.S. Move to Pick Digital Locks Leaves Canadians Locked Out
  47. Federal Court Ruling Shows Copyright Fair Dealing Fears Greatly Exaggerated

July 2010

  1. From Wellington to Lucerne: Tracking the Major ACTA Changes
  2. Civil Society Groups Warn on ACTA and Access To Medicines
  3. Digital TV Transition Could Lead to New Digital Divide
  4. Digital TV Transition Could Lead to New Digital Divide
  5. University of Ottawa Press Launches Open Access Collection
  6. Industry Canada on US IP Watch List
  7. Federal Court Ruling Shows Fair Dealing Fears Greatly Exaggerated
  8. Next ACTA Meeting “Intercessional Meeting” Not Formal Round
  9. CETA Update: EU Continues To Press on IP
  10. The U.S. DMCA vs. Bill C-32: Comparing the Digital Lock Exceptions
  11. British Library on Copyright: Help or Hindrance?
  12. CRTC Launches Consultation on Basic Service
  13. U.S. Developments Demonstrate Canada’s C-32 Digital Lock Rules More Restrictive Than DMCA
  14. Could the EU Walk Away From ACTA?
  15. Canada Seeks To Join Consultations on India-EU WTO Dispute on Generic Medicine Seizures
  16. Government Launches Consultation on Foreign Ownership in Book Publishing and Distribution
  17. Dutch Government Ministers Renew Call for ACTA Transparency
  18. KEI on ACTA’s “Other Remedies”
  19. B.C. Online Gaming Site Suffers Privacy Breach
  20. The ACTA Scorecard: Major Remaining Areas of Disagreement
  21. EU Article 29 Working Party Expresses Concern About ACTA and Privacy
  22. Report Finds Canadian Wireless Firms Tops on Profit, Low on Penetration
  23. Human Rights Groups Challenge USTR Special 301
  24. The Justifications for Long-Form Census Data Questions
  25. Plaintiff Demands $27 Million in Copyright Case, Court Awards $500
  26. Why Parma Ham May Stand in the Way of ACTA and CETA
  27. Why Parma Ham Stands in the Way of Two Major Trade Agreements
  28. Potter on the Link Between the Census and Copyright
  29. France’s Three Strikes Law Hasn’t Brought Any Penalties
  30. Australia’s Declaration of Open Government
  31. Open Access Submission to Digital Economy Strategy Consultation
  32. U.S. Caves on Anti-Circumvention Rules in ACTA
  33. Canadian Independent Music Association Laments Absence of Three Strikes
  34. Weatherall on the Key Developments in Latest ACTA Draft
  35. How Will ACTA Affect UK Law
  36. Directors Guild of Canada Calls for Net Neutrality Monitoring
  37. B.C. Government Launches Online Casino
  38. Canada at the ACTA Negotiations: Canadian Proposals in the Current Draft
  39. ACTA Coming Down to Fight Between U.S. and Europe
  40. Full ACTA Leaks Again: Updated To Lucerne Round
  41. Access Copyright Slams C-32
  42. Canadian Publishers Council: Evidentiary Burden Too High in Copyright Cases
  43. Ole Calls for ISP Monitoring of Customer Content
  44. Battle Lines Drawn on ACTA: EU Commissioner Says Scope is “Red Line” for Treaty
  45. The Digital Economy Strategy Consultation: My Submission
  46. EU Expresses Anger Over U.S. “Hypocrisy” on ACTA
  47. Next Rounds of ACTA Talks – DC and Japan
  48. Moore: From Confrontation to No Comment
  49. Winnipeg Dance Company Loses Hundreds Of Videos on Music Claim
  50. NDP MP Alex Atamanenko on C-32
  51. Pelmorex Calls on Government To Open Data
  52. Geist DES Consultation submission
  53. Federal Court Rules Internet Providers Not Broadcasters
  54. Lessons in AstroTurf: Balanced Copyright for Canada
  55. Federal Court Rules in State Farm Privacy Case
  56. Copyright Board Issues Commercial Radio Decision
  57. James Moore’s “Radical Extremist” Speech: Annotated Edition
  58. Federal Court Rules Internet Providers Not Broadcasters
  59. Brazil’s Approach on Anti-Circumvention: Penalties For Hindering Fair Dealing
  60. Greens/EFA Call for ACTA Transparency
  61. Do-Not-Call List Data: $73,000 in Fines, $250 Collected
  62. Geo-Blocking Sites a Business Rather Than Legal Issue
  63. Federal Court of Appeal Rules ISPs Not Broadcasters: May Be End of ISP Levy Proposal
  64. The ACTA Timeline: An Update
  65. Canada_Version 3.0 Documentary – A Correction
  66. Angus Calls Out Moore on WIPO: Says Fails to Understand Treaty, Makes Mockery of Copyright Balance
  67. Canadian Video Game Maker Criticizes C-32 Digital Lock Rules
  68. CMCC Speaks Out Against C-32 Digital Lock Provisions
  69. McKennitt Op-Ed: “Pirates are Killing Musicians, Composers, Lyricists, Even Popcorn Vendors”
  70. CRTC Extends Net Neutrality Rules to Wireless Data Services
  71. INTA, ICC Oppose De Minimis Provision in ACTA
  72. EU Article 29 Working Party Puts ACTA on the Agenda
  73. ‘Geo-blocking’ Websites is a Business Rather than Legal Issue
  74. ACTA Consensus on Transparency Breaks Down
  75. BC FIPA Op-Ed: Is Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore An Agent of Foreign Influence?
  76. ACTA Round of Talks Concludes: Next Meeting in U.S.
  77. IP Watch on NGO Meeting on ACTA
  78. Dutch Public Broadcaster Launches Ambitious BitTorrent Trial
  79. Balanced Copyright for Canada Board and Funding Revealed

June 2010

  1. Wire Report on Moore’s “Radical Extremist” Comment
  2. Doctorow on the Making of C-32
  3. Report on Meeting With ACTA Negotiators in Lucerne
  4. Search Engine on Moore’s Radical Extremist Comment
  5. Developing Country Opposition to ACTA Mounts
  6. ACTA Workshop: China, Pakistan, Brazil Express Significant Concerns
  7. NDP MP Denise Savoie on C-32: Concerned With Digital Locks, Supports Fair Dealing
  8. Protest on C-32 Held in Calgary
  9. ACTA: The State of Play
  10. Developing world opposition mounts to anti-counterfeiting agreement
  11. Justin Trudeau on Moore’s Radical Extremist Comment
  12. Appropriation Art on C-32: Needs Amendments
  13. ACTA Communique Generates Wide Support
  14. More Media Coverage of Moore’s Radical Extremist Comment
  15. Unlocked iPhones Could Herald True Mobility
  16. Was There An Attempt to Bury Moore’s “Radical Extremist” Comment?
  17. What a Difference a Year Makes: James Moore in June ’09 vs. June ’10
  18. NDP MP Charlie Angus Responds to Moore’s Attacks
  19. Video Surfaces of Moore’s “Radical Extremists” Comment
  20. James Moore’s Attack on Fair Copyright
  21. Who are James Moore’s “Radical Extremists”?
  22. All Opposition Parties Seeking Changes to C-32’s Digital Lock Provisions
  23. Balanced Copyright for Canada Details Begin to Emerge
  24. ACTA Emergency Communique: Add Your Name Today
  25. ESAC Says C-32 Needed To Guard Against Video Game Cheating
  26. Unlocked iPhones Could Herald True Mobility
  27. House of Commons Breaks for the Summer, No C-32 Committee Until Fall
  28. Canadian Heritage Committee Releases Interim Digital Media Report
  29. Copyright Lobby Astroturf Site Adds Mandatory, Uneditable Letter to MPs
  30. Agenda For Round Nine of ACTA Talks Posted
  31. Copyright Bill Shortchanges Consumers
  32. Senate Committee Releases Report on Digital Agenda
  33. Ontario Government Consults Business on CETA
  34. The Bloc on C-32: Only Consumers Suffer Frustration From Digital Locks
  35. Canadian Consumer Groups Respond To Moore on C-32
  36. The Copyright Lobby’s Astroturf Campaign in Support of C-32
  37. Opening Up Canada’s Digital Economy Strategy
  38. WTO Report on TRIPS Council and ACTA
  39. Clement Interview on TVO’s Search Engine
  40. Magic Seals Are Made to be Broken
  41. Moore Says Chamber of Commerce Support Evidence Consumers Like C-32
  42. Fixing Bill C-32: Proposed Amendments to the Digital Lock Provisions
  43. FixingC32amendments
  44. Conservative MP Cannan Says Bill C-32 Open To Amendments
  45. WIPO Publishes Study on the Public Domain
  46. “Copyright Bill Could Digital Lock Us All”
  47. “Copyright Reform Needs ‘Made in Canada’ Approach”
  48. Opening Up Canada’s Digital Economy Strategy
  49. Setting the Record Straight: 32 Questions and Answers on C-32’s Digital Lock Provisions, Part Five
  50. Reynolds on the C-32 Balance
  51. Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer Recommends E-Registration
  52. Setting the Record Straight: 32 Questions and Answers on C-32’s Digital Lock Provisions, Part Four
  53. The Government’s Standard Form Response to C-32 Letters
  54. Australian Senator Kate Lundy on ACTA
  55. Reuters Reports Interim ACTA Meeting on Friday
  56. Canadian Federation of Students on C-32
  57. India Comes Out Swinging Against ACTA at WTO
  58. Setting the Record Straight: 32 Questions and Answers on C-32’s Digital Lock Provisions, Part Three
  59. B.C. Court Clicks With Internet Advertising Keyword Case
  60. Setting the Record Straight: 32 Questions and Answers on C-32’s Digital Lock Provisions, Part Two
  61. If C-32 Becomes Law: Redline Version of the Copyright Act
  62. IFPI: Bill C-32 Doesn’t Go Far Enough
  63. Setting the Record Straight: 32 Questions and Answers on C-32’s Digital Lock Provisions, Part One
  64. Geist32questionsonc32
  65. New Media Now Mobile Video Archive: CBC Information Radio: Michael Geist Interview, Online Copyright
  66. China, India To Raise ACTA Concerns at the WTO
  67. Tech Associations Speak Out Against ACTA
  68. Spanish Ambassador to Canada Says IP Obstacle to Trade Deal
  69. Quebec Broke Law in Buying Microsoft Software
  70. Assessing Canada’s New Copyright Bill: The Video
  71. B.C. Court Clicks in Internet Advertising Keyword Case
  72. Liberals Say Digital Locks Top Issue as Moore Open To Changes
  73. Moore’s Strong Rejection of Three Strikes Model for Canada
  74. Comparing The Two Copyright Bills: C-32 vs. C-61
  75. Support for C-32 Digital Lock Changes Mounts
  76. Clement’s Tweeting on C-32: A New Kind of Public Engagement
  77. Liberals, NDP Both Focus on C-32 Digital Lock Provisions
  78. Battle of the Balanced Copyright Sites
  79. Long-Awaited Copyright Reform Plan Flawed But Fixable
  80. Long-Awaited Copyright Reform Plan Flawed But Fixable
  81. Bill C-32: The Day After Media Coverage
  82. The Canadian Copyright Bill: Flawed But Fixable
  83. “We Don’t Care What You Do, As Long as the U.S. Is Satisfied”
  84. An Unofficial User Guide to This Afternoon’s Copyright Bill
  85. Wire Report: Libs Ok With Summer Hearings, NDP Express Concerns
  86. NDP MP Calls for Legislative Review of Anti-Spam Bill
  87. EP Legal Service Issues Opinion On Release of ACTA Docs to EP
  88. Copyright Bill on Notice Paper as Ministers Emphasize Balance, Modernization
  89. India Seeking Allies To Oppose ACTA
  90. Security Breach Disclosure Bill Has Bark But No Bite
  91. Security Breach Disclosure Bill Has Bark But No Bite

May 2010

  1. Facebook and Privacy: The Devil is in the Defaults
  2. Copyright Week in Canada: Bill Coming Thursday as Conservatives Indicate Openness to Amendments
  3. Windsor Star Masthead Editorial on C-29
  4. Facebook Tries To Enforce $843 Million Spam Judgement in Quebec
  5. Canadian Students on the Fight for Fair Copyright
  6. Lessons from Fashion’s Free Culture
  7. Lawyers Launch Copyright Class Action Against Thomson Reuters
  8. DMCA-Style Reforms: “Not a Reasonable Policy To Foster Innovation or Respect for Copyright”
  9. U.S. Copyright Official Challenges ACTA Criticism
  10. European Parliament Members Follow-Up With WTO on ACTA
  11. Youtube as the Musician Discovery Engine
  12. C-29: The Anti-Privacy Privacy Bill
  13. Government Tables Anti-Spam and Privacy Reform Bills
  14. The Anti-Spam Bill: New Name, Roughly Same Bill
  15. Seven Copyright Questions for Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore
  16. An Unofficial User Guide to the Coming Copyright Bill
  17. Seven Copyright Questions for Heritage Minister Moore
  18. Anti-Spam and Data Breach Notification Bills Coming Next Week
  19. CBC on Copyright and Digital Locks
  20. Obama and Calderon Back Quick Conclusion to ACTA Talks
  21. Now Magazine on James Moore’s Plans for Copyright
  22. Bryan Adams Get Private PM Audience To Jam and Lobby on Copyright
  23. National Post Reports “Heavy Handed” Copyright Law Coming Next Week
  24. Australian Digital Alliance Files ACTA Comments
  25. UK Three Strikes Plan To Exempt Small ISPs
  26. City Of London Plans City-Wide Wifi
  27. CRTC of Old Re-Emerges in Music Station Case
  28. Craig on Digital Locks and the Fate of Fair Dealing in Canada
  29. Documentary Organization of Canada on Fair Dealing
  30. Globe on Explaining Copyright To Kids
  31. Digital Strategy Consultation’s Unasked Questions: Who Leads? Who Pays?
  32. Canada’s Digital Strategy’s Unasked Questions: Who Leads? Who Pays?
  33. Federal Court of Appeal Rules Song Previews Can Be Fair Dealing
  34. Separating Fact from Fiction: My Fair Copyright Proposals
  35. City Of Ottawa Launches Open Data Site
  36. European Data Protection Officials Say Facebook Putting Privacy At Risk
  37. WTO Withholds Comment on ACTA
  38. Electronic Books and the Canadian DMCA
  39. Rogers: We’re Concerned With the ACTA Negotiations and Three Strikes
  40. German Bundesrat Passes Resolution Criticizing ACTA Approach
  41. EC’s ACTA Negotiator Devigne: Rejected U.S. “Blackmail”
  42. Tweeting Against the Canadian DMCA
  43. ECJ Advocate General Rules Spanish Levy May Violate EU Law
  44. Brazil Decides Against Notice-and-Takedown
  45. Business Software Alliance: Canada A World Leader in Reducing Infringement
  46. Piracy Haven Label Case of Rhetoric Over Reality
  47. Moore Getting Testy With Canadian DMCA Critics
  48. Clement Announces First Funded Broadband Canada Projects
  49. Clement Launches National Digital Economy Strategy Consultation
  50. Piracy Haven Label Case of Rhetoric Over Reality
  51. McGrath on the State of the Copyright Debate
  52. CRTC Rules on Usage Based Billing
  53. Privacy in the Facebook Era
  54. CCER Updates Letter Writing Tool
  55. Government Reintroduces ISP Child Pornography Reporting Bill
  56. Moore’s Response: Stop Talking and Wait For My DMCA
  57. European Parliament Passes Resolution Calling on Canada To Support Moving ACTA to WIPO
  58. Writers Guild of Canada: Levy on All Distribution and Storage Points
  59. Why Canadians Should Care About ACTA
  60. Covering the Return of the Canadian DMCA
  61. Liberals Promise Broadband For All
  62. Indian Official: ACTA Out of Sync With TRIPs
  63. PMO Issues The Order: Canadian DMCA Bill Within Six Weeks
  64. Assessing ACTA from an Australian Perspective
  65. Dutch Report: File Sharers Biggest Customers
  66. Ontario Court Sets Standard For Disclosing Anonymous Posters
  67. The James Moore Hockey Tweet
  68. Canadian Booksellers Association Seeks Changes To Parallel Import Laws
  69. Australian Government Commits to Gov 2.0
  70. Alberta Breach Notification Rules Take Effect
  71. ACTA: Why You Should Still Care
  72. CRTC of Old Re-Emerges in Music Station Case

April 2010

  1. USTR’s Bully Report Unfairly Blames Canada Again
  2. IFPI Calls Out The Wrong Country
  3. ACTRA on Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore
  4. Next ACTA Negotiation Round Details Leaked
  5. FCC Workshop on Open Internet
  6. ALDE Hearing on ACTA in Brussels
  7. Privacy Takes Step Towards Global Enforcement
  8. Privacy Takes Big Step Toward Global Enforcement
  9. Study Finds Fair Use Industry Worth Trillions
  10. European Copyright Code Unveiled
  11. Why Is CRIA Reluctant To Provide Public Specifics About Copyright Reform?
  12. Telus Rejects Internet Obligation to Serve
  13. Pirate Party of Canada Receives Official Party Status
  14. Wire Report on PIPEDA Reform
  15. A Copyright Bill Loved (or At Least Accepted) By All
  16. CETA Update: EU Pressure on IP Increases
  17. Fair Copyright for Canada Page Launches
  18. Industry Canada: Copyright Consultation a “Tremendous Success”
  19. Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore: The iPadLock Minister?
  20. Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore: The iPadLock Minister?
  21. Kenya Constitutional Court Blocks Anti-Counterfeiting Law
  22. DFAIT Posts French Language Version of ACTA
  23. India Introduces Major Copyright Reform Bill
  24. Globe on Canadian Copyright
  25. ACTA Analysis Across the Web
  26. ACTA Draft Text Released: (Nearly) Same As It Ever Was
  27. Privacy Commissioners Warn Google on Privacy Practices
  28. Canada – EU Trade Agreement Leaks
  29. AP on ACTA
  30. World Trademark Review on ACTA and WIPO
  31. The 2009 Copyright Consultation: Setting the Record Straight
  32. Canwest on Canadian Copyright Reform Plans
  33. SAC: Legalize File Sharing
  34. Open Government Moving in Parallel But Opposite Directions
  35. Open Government Moving in Parallel But Opposite Directions
  36. ACTA Participants Agree To Release Draft Text Next Week
  37. Parliament Votes To Extend Private Copying Levy in Non-Binding Motion
  38. Halifax Court Orders Newspaper to Name Anonymous Posters
  39. Clement on Canadian Broadband
  40. McGreal Warns on Access Copyright Demands
  41. Consumer Electronics Association on ACTA
  42. U.S. Government Study: Counterfeiting and Piracy Data Unreliable
  43. Copyright Secrets? Canadian Heritage Receives “F” On Access To Information Compliance
  44. Alberta Privacy Commish Approves U of A Switch to Gmail
  45. Government Approves Amazon Distribution Centre
  46. OpenParliament.ca Launches
  47. The Truth About ACTA: My PublicACTA Keynote Address
  48. Talks on Secret Copyright Treaty Spring a Leak
  49. Radio New Zealand Interview on ACTA
  50. U.S.: No ACTA Transparency Unless Other Countries Cave on Substance
  51. The Wellington Declaration on ACTA: Sign Today
  52. The Economist on Copyright: Shorter Terms, Expanded Fair Use
  53. Analysis of ACTA Under Australian Law
  54. The Final Copyright Consultation Numbers: No Repeat Of Bill C-61
  55. Clement: Sticking to the Digital Transition Deadline
  56. Kevin Kelly on Movie Producers Thriving Among Pirates
  57. ACTA’s Injunction and Damages Provisions
  58. The Trouble With ACTA
  59. The Truth About ACTA
  60. RCMP Arrests Man For Modifying Game Console
  61. Transcript of Canadian Heritage Committee Hearing on New Media Posted
  62. Government Plans National Digital Economy Consultation
  63. Globe on Canada’s Digital Divide
  64. State Farm Challenges Constitutionality of Canadian Privacy Law
  65. State Farm Challenges Constitutionality of Canadian Privacy Law
  66. Trade Law Perspective on CETA
  67. India Prepared to File WTO Complaint Against EU Over Generic Drug Seizures
  68. Summarizing the USTR’s Global IP Complaints
  69. Supreme Court Grants Leave In Defamation Linking Case
  70. Bloc MP St-Cyr and Crown Copyright
  71. Liberals Discussing Special Legislative Committee For Copyright Bill
  72. Bannerman on Cancon Online
  73. Dutch Government Launches Public Domain Site for Gov Docs
  74. Clement and Moore on C-61, Copyright Reform and Innovation

March 2010

  1. NZ Labour Party Reverses Position, Now Rejects 3 Strikes
  2. Thousands of New File Sharing Lawsuits Launched in the U.S.
  3. India’s Digital Copyright Reform Plan For Digital Locks
  4. ACTA Podcast Explores Transparency and Substantive Concerns
  5. Angus Defends iPod Levy Proposal
  6. Privacy Commissioner of Canada on Cloud Computing
  7. UK Regulator To Get Tough on ISP Speed Promises
  8. U.S. Judge Invalidates Human Gene Patent
  9. Reviewing CRTC’s Broadcast Policy Decision
  10. House of Commons Debate on iPod Levy
  11. Simon Fraser University Adopts Open Access Strategy
  12. EU Demands Canada Completely Overhaul Its Intellectual Property Laws
  13. IPCETAChapte
  14. Broadcasting Policy Without A Net
  15. Lessig and Goldsmith on ACTA’s Constitutional Concerns
  16. Industry Canada To Launch Spectrum Auction Consultations
  17. Toward an ACTA Super-Structure: How ACTA May Replace WIPO
  18. New Media in Canada: My Appearance Before the Heritage Committee
  19. Hammerstein on ACTA
  20. Fair is Fair: Fix Fair Dealing Say Library, Education, Creator, and Consumer Groups
  21. ACTA’s Anti-Camcording Provision Faces Opposition From Australia, NZ, Switzerland
  22. CBC’s The Current on Broadband Access
  23. McGrath on the CRTC Decisions
  24. Writers’ Union of Canada: Flexible Fair Dealing Legalizes Theft
  25. CRTC’s Fee-For-Carriage/Value-For-Signal Report: Minority Report Steals the Show
  26. ACTA’s De Minimis Provision: Countering the iPod Searching Border Guard Fears
  27. The Consolidated Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Leaks
  28. Study on NAF Domain Name Dispute Resolution Finds Disproportionate Panelist Allocation
  29. New ACTA Leaks: IP Categories and Border Measures
  30. Groups Voice Concern With ACTA Provisions
  31. Broadcasting Policy Without The Net
  32. The EU ACTA Consultation: European Commission vs. European Parliament
  33. Benkler on Network Open Access
  34. B.C. Opens Door to Online Eyeglass Sales
  35. Stack on CETA’s Patent Provisions
  36. Knopf on the Opposition to Fair Dealing
  37. Angus Shakes Up Copyright Landscape
  38. NZ ACTA Meeting Agenda Leaks: Time for Crime, Not Much For Transparency
  39. Kroeger Award for Policy Leadership
  40. Clement: Copyright Bill Before the Summer
  41. Globe on Angus Fair Dealing Motion: A Welcome Move
  42. Editorials Express Support for Levy Proposal
  43. New ACTA Leaks: Criminal Enforcement, Institutional Issues, and International Cooperation
  44. NPR: ACTA Causes a Stir
  45. ACTA Events Around the World
  46. Masthead Editorials Oppose Extension of Private Copying Levy
  47. Official ACTA Responses Begin To Mount
  48. Van Loan: Canada Supports Release of the ACTA Text
  49. CFS Expresses Support For Fair Dealing Motion
  50. Court Issues Jail Sentence for Movie Piracy
  51. Debating Amazon and Canadian Culture Laws
  52. Bookseller Restrictions About Competition, Not Culture
  53. Gov’t Reverses on CAP Cuts
  54. Liberals, Bloc, and NDP All Support Motion To Extend Private Copying Levy
  55. Angus Introducing Private Copying Levy Bill, Flexible Fair Dealing Motion
  56. Bookseller Restrictions About Competition, Not Culture
  57. Angus To Introduce Bill Proposing MP3 Levy
  58. FCC Chair Genachowksi on Broadband
  59. UK Digital Economy Bill Update
  60. Trosow on Why Copyright Fair Dealing Needs Flexiblity
  61. Government Pulling Support for Community Access Programs
  62. South Korea’s Three Strikes Experience: 7 Months, No Shutdowns
  63. Wireless Sector at Forefront of Investment Deregulation Plans
  64. U.S. on ACTA: Full Steam Ahead
  65. Harper to Answer Questions on YouTube
  66. Australia Says No Domestic Changes Due To ACTA
  67. Ontario Adds Internet Safety to School Curriculum
  68. European Parliament ACTA Resolution Passes Overwhelmingly, Threatens Possible Court Action
  69. InternetNZ To Host PublicACTA Conference in April
  70. DFAIT Launches Consultation on Encryption Controls
  71. Internet Companies: UK Digital Economy Bill Threatens Free Speech
  72. Casting a Vote Against Internet Voting
  73. Backtracking on Foreign Investment in Telecom
  74. Canadian Bookseller Association Opposes New Amazon Distribution Network
  75. Access Copyright Alters Payment System
  76. Casting a Vote Against Internet Voting
  77. Joint European Parliament ACTA Transparency Resolution Tabled, Vote on Wednesday
  78. Detailed Interview on ACTA With Richard Poynder
  79. Haggart on ACTA Transparency in Mexico
  80. European ACTA Pressure Intensifies: Transparency Demands, EP Resolution
  81. Making Sense of the Canwest – Shaw Deal
  82. EFF’s Unintended Consequences: 12 Years Under the DMCA
  83. Clement on Copyright: A Made-in-Canada Approach
  84. Speech From the Throne: Digital Strategy, Copyright, Open Telecom, Lawful Access, & Cybersecurity
  85. Copyright Panel and Centre Launch Party
  86. Rogers Increases Penalties for Exceeding Bandwidth Caps
  87. Australian Officials Borrow U.S. Rhetoric On Canadian Copyright
  88. German Justice Minister: ACTA Transparency And No Three Strikes
  89. USTR Posts ACTA Responses
  90. Parliamentary Restart Offers Chance to Prioritize Digital Agenda
  91. Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Calls for ACTA Transparency
  92. EU Establishes Requirement To Stop Surprise Wireless Bills
  93. ACTA Issues Heats Up in Denmark
  94. New Zealand Launches ACTA Consultation
  95. Canada vs. New Zealand at the ACTA Talks
  96. Major ACTA Leak: Internet and Civil Enforcement Chapters With Country Positions
  97. Speech from the Throne Coming This Week
  98. Opposition to Seek Debate on Telecom Foreign Ownership Rules
  99. Bannerman on Copyright Timelines
  100. Alberta Mulling E-Voting
  101. Globe on Benkler Study and Upcoming Keynote at U of Ottawa
  102. Parliamentary Restart Chance to Prioritize Digital Agenda

February 2010

  1. EU Says No To Mandatory ACTA Three Strikes
  2. The ACTA Transparency Scorecard
  3. France & Italy Fear U.S. Retaliation over ACTA Transparency
  4. New ACTA Leak: U.S., Korea, Singapore, Denmark Do Not Support Transparency
  5. MEPs Opposition to ACTA Grows
  6. EuroISPA Warns on ACTA, Again
  7. Search Engine on Canada vs. U.S. on Copyright
  8. Canada Leads U.S. in International Property Rights Index
  9. EU Commission Says Little on ACTA at European Parliament Hearing
  10. Technology Giants Defend Canadian Copyright Law
  11. Technology Giants Defend Canadian Copyright Law
  12. The IIPA’s Opposition to Open Source Software
  13. OK Go’s NY Times Op-Ed on EMI and Youtube Embeds
  14. EU Data Protection Supervisor Warns Against ACTA, Calls 3 Strikes Disproportionate
  15. ACTA Internet Chapter Leaks: Renegotiates WIPO, Sets 3 Strikes as Model
  16. Canadian Software Piracy Rate Drops 2% To Record Low
  17. EFF & Public Knowledge Warn Against Using ACTA in USTR Special 301
  18. Doctorow on ACTA
  19. CRTC Launches Consultation on New Media Reporting Requirements
  20. CAB To Shut Down
  21. World’s Leading Tech and Internet Companies: Don’t Blame Canada on Copyright
  22. Australian Copyright Agency Spends More Salaries Than Creators
  23. Free Software Foundation Submission on USTR Special 301
  24. IT Business on Conference Board of Canada IP Reports
  25. Angus: What We Don’t Know About ACTA
  26. European Parliamentarians Seek More Info on ACTA
  27. Knopf With 21 Reasons Canadian Copyright Law Is Stronger Than The U.S.
  28. Intellectual Property: Panel Discussion on the Brian Lehrer Show
  29. European ACTA Document Leaks With New Details on Mexico Talks and Future Meetings
  30. Manitoba Ethics Essay Competition Winner Tackles File Sharing
  31. CRTC Chair On Extending Regulatory Reach
  32. Shaw, Canwest and the Fee-For-Carriage Campaign
  33. Bell Aliant Sues Rogers Over Internet Ads
  34. Taking Stock of Tech: Reflections on Law, Technology and Society
  35. Canadian ISPs Fall Short In Meeting Net Neutrality Requirements
  36. Canadian ISPs Fall Short in Meeting Net Neutrality Rules
  37. Privacy Commissioner Launches Consultation on Cloud Computing
  38. The Liberal Roundtable on the Digital Economy: My Comments
  39. USTR: No Mandatory Three Strikes in ACTA
  40. “20th Century Tools for a 21st Century Undertaking”
  41. Google To Launch 1 Gig Fibre Broadband Network
  42. Telus To Offer DRM-Free Music
  43. Conference Board of Canada Releases New IP Report, Backs Away From Prior Recommendations
  44. EU Wants Full Access To Canadian Procurement in CETA
  45. Brazil May Target U.S. IP To Retaliate for WTO Violation
  46. Why Did Ofcom Back Down Over DRM at The BBC?
  47. UK Adopts Creative Commons Licence for Open Data
  48. Israel To Be Downgraded on Special 301 List?
  49. Ontario Court Rules Consumers Can’t Click Away Class Action Rights
  50. Ontario Court Rules Consumers Can’t Click Away Class Action Rights
  51. NY Times on ACTA
  52. Concerns Mount Over British Digital Economy Bill
  53. Another MEP Raises ACTA Concerns
  54. British Library To Offer 65,000 Free E-book Downloads
  55. European Commission Responds To ACTA Questions
  56. Angus Launches ACTA Secrecy Facebook Group
  57. Hints Of Deep Discord in Canada-EU Talks
  58. US, EU Defend ACTA Secrecy, UK Supports Transparency
  59. Canadian Digital Music Sales Growth Beats The U.S. For the 4th Straight Year
  60. Australia Says ACTA Talks Could Go Into 2011
  61. Washington Post: “ACTA Absurdity Continues”
  62. Copyright Reform Commitment Coming in Speech From the Throne?
  63. UK Digital Economy Bill Dealt Blow as Minister Resigns
  64. Australian Judge Explains Why Three Strikes Isn’t Reasonable
  65. Garneau on a Canadian Digital Strategy
  66. Public Domain Manifesto: Add Your Name Today
  67. USTR: ACTA Fears Based on Misconceptions
  68. German Perspective on ACTA
  69. Obama Reinforces Support for Net Neutrality
  70. LawBuzz Libel Shutdown Sparks Messy Litigation
  71. More Voices From Europe Raising Concerns About ACTA
  72. CBC Responds to iCopyright Criticism
  73. What Really Happened At the ACTA Talks in Mexico?
  74. CBC.ca and iCopyright
  75. CIRA CEO on ACTA
  76. French MEP Demands ACTA Transparency
  77. UK Conservatives Promise 100 Mbps Broadband By 2017
  78. Google Street View Catches Illegal Tree Cutting
  79. NFB Unreels Online Smash Hits
  80. National Film Board Unreels Online Smash Hits

January 2010

  1. ACTA Mexico Meeting Summary Posted
  2. ACTA Guide, Part Five: Speaking Out
  3. Van Loan on ACTA
  4. Former Trade Official Warns Against Major IP Changes in EU Trade Deal
  5. Privacy Commissioner Launches New Facebook Investigation
  6. ACTA Guide: Part Four: What Will ACTA Mean To My Domestic Law?
  7. ACTA Attracts Wide Canadian Media Coverage
  8. Doctorow on New Copyright Rules of the Road
  9. UK Piracy Letter Campaign ‘Nets Innocents’
  10. ACTA Guide, Part Three: Transparency and ACTA Secrecy
  11. NDP MP Charlie Angus Demands ACTA Answers
  12. UK Cross Party Motion Tabled on ACTA
  13. Reporters Without Borders: ACTA a Threat to Online Free Expression
  14. Global ACTA Coverage in Advance of Talks
  15. Estimating The Cost of a Three-Strikes and You’re Out System
  16. ACTA Guide, Part Two: The Documents (Official and Leaked)
  17. NZ MP Clare Curran on ACTA: More Transparency Needed
  18. UK Liberal Democrats Demand ACTA Transparency
  19. U.S. Judge Drops “Shocking” File Sharing Damage Award By 97%
  20. The Cost of Proroguing on C-27
  21. The Anti-Proroguing Rallies By the Numbers
  22. BC Privacy Commissioner Office in “Legal Limbo”
  23. Three Strikes and You’re Out System Would Come At a Big Price
  24. The ACTA Guide, Part One: The Talks To-Date
  25. The NFB’s Open Success Story
  26. 2010finalexam
  27. UK MPs Frozen Out of ACTA
  28. Verizon Reportedly Terminating Subscriber Access Following Repeat Infringement Claims
  29. UK Government Launches Open Data Initiative
  30. Submissions on Canada-EU Trade Deal: Canadian Publishers’ Council Seek Term Extension, Database Rt
  31. OK Go on YouTube Videos
  32. Submissions on Canada-EU Trade Deal: Canadian Generic Pharma Assoc. Wants IP Out
  33. iPhone App for Michael Geist Blog
  34. ACTA Negotiations, Round 7 Agenda Posted
  35. Privacy Commissioner Launches Public Consultation on Emerging Technologies
  36. Tracking Prorogation Online Activities
  37. Submissions on Canada-EU Trade Deal: eBay Canada Warns Against Overbroad IP Provisions
  38. Lawyers Weekly on Baker Copyright Class Action
  39. EU’s IP Negotiating Strategy With Canada Leaks: Calls 2009 Copyright Consult a “Tactic to Confuse”
  40. Critics Misjudged Power of Digital Advocacy
  41. Critics Misjudged Power of Digital Advocacy
  42. EU Commissioner-Designate Kroes on ACTA: “They Have To Move To Our Side”
  43. Nature Editorial Criticizes Canadian Science Policy
  44. Ignatieff: Canadian Copyright Laws Won’t be Dictated By the U.S.
  45. U.S. Ambassador to Canada: No Link Between Copyright and Buy American Laws
  46. U.S. To Costa Rica: No Sugar Access Without Copyright Reform
  47. EU Official Confirms ACTA Will Change Domestic Laws
  48. Video of Google DC ACTA Debate Posted Online
  49. ACTA Confidentiality Requirements Revisited: Is The U.S. the Key Barrier?
  50. Wind Mobile Responds To Criticism Over Blocked Ports
  51. Google’s New Approach to China
  52. UK Digital Economy Bill To Be Watered Down
  53. Rep. Mike Doyle on ACTA
  54. National Library of the Netherlands Plans to Digitize Everything
  55. USTR Launches Public Consultation on Special 301
  56. IIPA Lawyer: ACTA Would Help Bring Canada Into 21st Century
  57. World’s Fair Use Day: Much Work Left in Canada
  58. Canada – EU Trade Agreement Negotiations Resume Next Week
  59. Union des Consommateurs Files ACTA Protest
  60. Spain Introduces Website Shut Down Bill
  61. UK Digital Economy Bill: Amendment Proposals Nears 300
  62. Yes Men Takedown Trades One Hoax For Another
  63. Shutting Down Yes Men Trades One Hoax for Another
  64. Untouchable? A Canadian Perspective on the Anti-Spam Battle
  65. French Report Recommends New Tax on Google
  66. Legislators Worldwide Asking Questions About ACTA
  67. Misplaced Doubts About Facebook Advocacy
  68. Dozens of Amendments Proposed To UK Digital Economy Bill
  69. “Slightly Divided We Stand”: The EU Ratification of the WIPO Treaties
  70. Angus Calls on Clement to Require Net Neutrality Checks
  71. Canadian Writers Petition Against Google Book Search Settlement
  72. Do Patents Impede Medical Care and Innovation?
  73. Pollara Changes Its Tune On Music Downloading
  74. UK Gov’t On ACTA: Lack of Transparency Not In the Public Interest
  75. Clement’s 2010 Priorities: Privacy and Copyright
  76. Ten Players Who Will Shape Tech Law and Policy in 2010
  77. Ten Players Who Will Shape Tech Law and Policy in 2010
  78. Public Domain Day 2010
  79. Three Strikes Law Takes Effect in France
  80. How Technology Killed Copyright
  81. CLawBies For 2009 Unveiled

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