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Canadian business and technology associations oppose anti-spam regulations

Brian Jackson

Published: February 6th, 2013 Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+
TekSavvy buys more time in copyright case vs Hollywood studio

TekSavvy buys more time in copyright case vs Hollywood studio

An independent Chatham, Ont.-based Internet service provider has bought itself more time to inform subscribers they may be the target of lawsuits from a Hollywood movie studio.A judge granted an adjournment in court

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 14th, 2013 Brian Jackson
Studio Fresnel Lamp

Hollywood studio’s bid to get TekSavvy customer information delayed

A Los Angeles-based movie production studio that is suing a small Chatham, Ont.-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) for its customer’s personal information will have to wait at least a bit longer to have

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 18th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Government adds ‘insult to injury’ as musicians denied microSD levy

Government adds ‘insult to injury’ as musicians denied microSD levy

The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) reminded everyone today they are upset about the government's decision to exempt microSD cards from a levy for the right to copy music to the external storage

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 8th, 2012 Brian Jackson
Apple imitator ‘Goophone’ highlights IP challenges in China

Apple imitator ‘Goophone’ highlights IP challenges in China

In China, you can buy iPhone 5 knockoffs before the Apple release this month.  The “Goophone” looks remarkably like the iPhone 5 with the big caveat that it runs the Android OS. Apple,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 17th, 2012 Monica Goyal
Linking is not copyright infringement, Federal Court finds

Linking is not copyright infringement, Federal Court finds

By Danny Titolo Justice Rennie of the Federal Court of Canada recently issued a ruling in the ever so uncertain area of online content. The lawsuit concerned Richard Warman and the National Post

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 12th, 2012 Monica Goyal
Oracle, Google both end up losers in latest patent trial

Oracle, Google both end up losers in latest patent trial

by Monica Goyal Google was once again in the news with another patent dispute, now with Oracle. This time the drama happened in the courtroom, right in the public eye. The question in

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 29th, 2012 Monica Goyal
Will Canada Post lawsuit against GeoCoder affect your business?

Will Canada Post lawsuit against GeoCoder affect your business?

Are postal codes copyrighted material? Does Canada Post own the copyright to this data? If you are a marketer or a business that collects, curates and uses postal codes, the recent copyright infringement

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 13th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff
Canadian music publishers sing from SOPA playbook on Bill C-11?

Canadian music publishers sing from SOPA playbook on Bill C-11?

The Canadian Music Publishers Association wants provisions akin to the United States' Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) included in Canada's proposed copyright act Bill C-11, according to an Internet law and privacy expert.The

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 7th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff
Business Software Alliance’s latest weird argument for stronger IP laws

Business Software Alliance’s latest weird argument for stronger IP laws

The Business Software Alliance has found a newly imagined detriment of Canada’s supposedly sub-par intellectual property laws – make sure you’re sitting down for this shocker – it’s slowing down the advancement of

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 28th, 2012 Brian Jackson
6 file sharing sites serve as MegaUpload alternatives

6 file sharing sites serve as MegaUpload alternatives

The U.S. government's shutdown of MegaUpload might have seemed like bad news for online file sharing, but it could be a boon for other file sharing sites -- at least those that aren't

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 25th, 2012 Jared Newman
Anti-PIPA protests show Web activism holds political might

Anti-PIPA protests show Web activism holds political might

For Internet activists, last week's Web protests against two controversial copyright enforcement bills were a huge victory against three powerful and well-funded trade groups that pushed hard for passage of the Stop Online

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 24th, 2012 Grant Gross
5 reasons why SOPA has to die

5 reasons why SOPA has to die

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Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 22nd, 2012 Yale Holder
Megaupload file seizure shows why many cautious about the cloud

Megaupload file seizure shows why many cautious about the cloud

Megaupload users are crying foul after their personal files, not necessarily copyright-infringing material, stored with the file-sharing service was seized on Thursday along with a trove of illegally distributed copyrighted works. Some of

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 21st, 2012 Ian Paul
Anti-SOPA protesters relentless after Web strike

Anti-SOPA protesters relentless after Web strike

Wikipedia and others who participated in an unprecedented Internet blackout Wednesday have brought their sites back online with the promise to keep their battle going against the contentious Protect IP Act (PIPA) and

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 19th, 2012 Jaikumar Vijayan