Canada's new quarter

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PhotoChannel Transaction Revenues
Increasing 100% Quarter over Quarter

PhotoChannel Transaction Revenues
Increasing 100% Quarter over Quarter 11/13/2003 05:24 AM
BC Technology Nov 13 2003 4:36AM ET

Canada's Wi-LAN takes on Cisco

Canada's Wi-LAN takes on Cisco 06/24/2004 11:37 AM
p2pnet.net Jun 24 2004 3:42PM GMT

Why Offshore When Canada's Next Door?

Why Offshore When Canada's Next Door? 07/16/2004 11:53 AM

Canada's NDP leader endorses P2P

Canada's NDP leader endorses P2P 04/09/2004 04:04 PM
Jack Layton is the leader of the NDP, Canada's left-wing New Democratic Party, and is in the running for Prime Minister of Canada in the next election. On the heels of Canada's landmark court decision that essentially legalized file sharing, Layton has turned P2P into an election issue, endorsing file-sharing as a beneficial activity, a gutsy move, considering the Party's close ties with the arts (the NDP has traditionally endorsed strong arts-spending):

"I'm a holder of a copyright myself. But it's a book on homelessness and I don't mind if anyone wants to copy it," he says with a grin. "I'm still not so sure how (file sharing) impacts sales -- some studies even say it enhances them. I don't think the dust has settled on this yet. When I was at university there was a great fear that photocopying was going to destroy the publishing industry and that hasn't happened. It's sometimes best to muddle along, take things one step at a time and see what happens. Society can have a way of sorting things out."

Link (Thanks, Simon!)

Canada's True Hero.

Canada's True Hero. 09/17/2004 05:45 PM
Canada's True Hero The author Douglas Coupland has a book coming out in 2005 about fellow Canadian Terry Fox. Until then, read this interesting, but heart-warming article.

Trawlers 'caught' in Canada's net

Trawlers 'caught' in Canada's net 05/09/2004 05:57 AM
Canada produces evidence of what it says is illegal fishing off its waters by Portuguese trawlers.

Canada's Broadcast Flag

Canada's Broadcast Flag 09/08/2004 04:44 PM
Cory Doctorow: The Broadcast Flag is a US regulation that nominally prevents Internet redistribution of digital TV signals, but in fact sets up a world where Hollywood studios and their captured regulators get a veto over the design of all new TV technology -- and distort the market for PC components like hard drives and video-cards in a way that will hobble innovation, drive up prices and shut out open source.

Weirdly enough, Canada seems to think that this sounds pretty good.

Given the controversy associated with the broadcast flag in the U.S., one would think that Canada would be wary about embarking on the same route. Accordingly, it came as a shock to many when an Industry Canada official recently indicated that Canada was likely to follow the U.S. lead by quickly implementing a similar system by July 2005. The official suggested that there was broadcaster support for the measure and that since the U.S. had adopted it, Canadians had little alternative but to follow suit.

While Canadian broadcasters may or may not support the broadcast flag (they have in fact been rather publicly silent on the matter), it is essential Canada craft its own policy by considering the privacy and copyright policies associated with the proposal.

Pre-judging the issue, as some in Minister Emerson's department appear to have done, is a dangerous course of action, that should be replaced immediately by a working group of all stakeholders, including the broader public interest, intent on studying the Canadian options. The suggestion Canada faces a Y2K-like deadline with respect to the broadcast flag appears as overblown as was the Y2K threat itself.

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Canada's DMCA dissected

Canada's DMCA dissected 06/22/2005 01:49 AM
Cory Doctorow: On the heels of the introduction of Canada's Bill C-60, a Made-in-Canada version of the DMCA, Michael Geist has posted several long, thoughtful blog posts about the bill's effects on different interests: search engines, ISPs, and P2P users:

While Bill C-60 therefore contains extensive provisions to cover uploading, downloading on peer-to-peer systems remains largely untouched (with the exception described above). Many experts believe that peer-to-peer downloading is covered by the private copying levy, though CRIA disputes that interpretation.

Link (Thanks, Steve!)

Clueless Article About Canada's Wi-Fi
Scene

Clueless Article About Canada's Wi-Fi
Scene 02/16/2004 01:25 PM
This writer seems to enjoy writing as though he's an authority when it's clear he's not: He's read all the hype about Wi-Fi but gets enough wrong that he obviously hasn't done his own research. His general point is that Canada is behind the United States in deploying hotspots. But he hasn't got very good research to back that up. His strongest piece of evidence seems to be a conversation he had recently with one computer programmer who had never heard of Wi-Fi. He goes on to say that the market is primed to change dramatically because Canada's largest carriers said they'd create a unified standard to let customers roam between their networks. This so-called standard was developed without any of the major existing Canadian Wi-Fi operators, such as FatPort, and none of the four carriers involved had deployed hotspots when they set the roaming standard. It's also just a "standard" (how they'll handle billing, etc.), not a roaming deal. So the carriers could deploy networks and still not roam. (Meanwhile, FatPort has built hundreds of locations and secured roaming with several international networks.) He also pointed to a recent study that said no hotspots' business model could succeed if the only revenue source was connection fees. That study is bad news for cafes in the U.S., he says, because many of them offer access for free. But the two aren't related. Free hotspot operators have a totally different business model than those that charge. He closes by pointing out "guerilla Wi-Fi warriors" in Canada who warchalk. Warchalking is a great idea and testament to the community behind Wi-Fi, but who has actually seen a symbol? If this writer's point is that Wi-Fi hasn't taken off in Canada, then it's doubtful that people there are actually warchalking....

BlogsCanada : Canada's Blog Site

BlogsCanada : Canada's Blog Site 04/16/2004 06:11 AM
Jim Elvé's BlogsCanada site .. Blogs: Double Dragon .. BlogsCanada

blogscanada.ca
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Canada's Sluggish Market Unites (a
Little)

Canada's Sluggish Market Unites (a
Little) 06/05/2005 10:56 PM
Four Canadian cell operators have been making Wi-Fi noises for years: A while ago, they announced a major agreement to interconnect their networks. Only trouble was, they didn't really have any hotspot action going at that point. Now, between them, they have a whopping 500 locations nationwide, with 500 more planned in the indeterminate future. Meanwhile, smaller and fleeter companies have been eating their lunch by partnering with other networks worldwide. FatPort, a company I have followed for years already, has 300 locations in Canada and at least 3,700 other roaming locations worldwide available at no additional fee to their subscribers. Most recently, they signed a deal with NetNearU....

Canada's tech startups need nurturing,
study says

Canada's tech startups need nurturing,
study says 04/18/2004 10:46 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 19 2004 3:06AM GMT

Canada's RIM to Launch Chinese Language
BlackBerry

Canada's RIM to Launch Chinese Language
BlackBerry 07/06/2004 11:27 AM
Boston Globe Jul 6 2004 3:20PM GMT

Canada's drug supply at risk, documents
say

Canada's drug supply at risk, documents
say 06/07/2004 08:58 AM
globetechnology.com Jun 7 2004 1:02PM GMT

Canada's major credit bureau hit by
hackers

Canada's major credit bureau hit by
hackers 06/17/2005 04:44 PM

Canada's Liberals Gain Ground in
Elections (AP)

Canada's Liberals Gain Ground in
Elections (AP) 06/28/2004 09:43 PM
AP - Canada's Liberal Party held its ground Monday as early returns came in from a national election that threatened to end its 11-year monopoly on power.

Canada's Internet pharmacies thriving on
business from U.S

Canada's Internet pharmacies thriving on
business from U.S 12/21/2003 08:29 AM
Sunspot Dec 21 2003 7:34AM ET

Canada's liberal party loses majority

Canada's liberal party loses majority 06/29/2004 03:36 PM

Computer glitch clips Air Canada's wings

Computer glitch clips Air Canada's wings 05/10/2004 08:37 AM
globetechnology.com May 10 2004 12:50PM GMT

Canada's New PM Aims to Thaw Chilly U.S.
Relations

Canada's New PM Aims to Thaw Chilly U.S.
Relations 12/12/2003 07:45 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 12 2003 6:50PM ET

"Comedians in the Rough: Canada's Very
Special School"

"Comedians in the Rough: Canada's Very
Special School" 12/15/2003 10:29 PM

Canada's Martin Still Can't Get Election
Date Right (Reuters)

Canada's Martin Still Can't Get Election
Date Right (Reuters) 06/22/2004 12:40 PM
Reuters - If you want to find out when Canadians are going to the polls, don't ask Prime Minister Paul Martin. He still doesn't seem to know.

Politics Watch - Canada's Political
Portal

Politics Watch - Canada's Political
Portal 06/03/2004 09:03 AM
Select-a-candidate : Canadian version .. Vote Selector Quiz

politicswatch.com/VoteSelectorQuiz2004.html
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Canada's DMCA proposal: not great, could
be LOTS worse

Canada's DMCA proposal: not great, could
be LOTS worse 03/24/2005 04:51 PM
Cory Doctorow: The Canadian government has introduced its draft legislation for a "Canadian DMCA" -- a suite of laws to bring Canadian copyright into harmony with the bad treaties that broke the American copyright system in 1998 with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

In many respects, this is vastly superior to the US version -- after seven years of horror stories, it would be criminally stupid for any government to consider a law as bad as the DMCA -- but there are still some substantial problems.

Michael Geist, the Canadian academic copyright lawyer and columnist, has a great first look at the new proposal:

The package will include an anti-circumvention provision applied to copyright material. There is no mention of extending the provision to devices (as is the case in the U.S.) and the specific reference to applying the provision to copyright material suggests that the provision will limit its applicability to circumvention to commit copyright infringement. The rights management information is similarly limited to instances to “further or conceal copyright infringement.” While no anti-circumvention provision would be better, this suggests that the Canadian provision will feature some real balance.

Moreover, the FAQ makes clear that “the circumvention of a TPM applied to copyright material will only be illegal if it is carried out with the objective of infringing copyright. Legitimate access, as authorized by the Copyright Act, will not be altered.” This is very different from anti-circumvention provisions found in the U.S. However, the FAQ also notes that circumvention for the purposes of private copying will not be permitted, meaning people may find themselves paying for a CD and paying a levy on blank CD yet unable to make the copy of the underlying CD.

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Update: Ian sez: The government has posted the full text of all 700 comments from the public review process.

Included are Cory Doctorow's submitted comments and Tod Maffin of the CBC's Definitely Not the Opera has identified some broadcasting-related submissions:

• Canadian Association of Broadcasters
• SOCAN: Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publisher of Canada
• National Association of Broadcasers (American group)
• ACTRA: Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists
• The Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada (AMTEC)
• Canadian Cable Television Association (CCTA)
• Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
• Copyright Coalition of Creators and Producers
• Periodical Writers Association of Canada (PWAC)
• Writers' Guild of Canada
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)/ Société Radio-canada(src)

Canada's View on Social Issues Is
Opening Rifts With the U.S. 12/3

Canada's View on Social Issues Is
Opening Rifts With the U.S. 12/3 12/03/2003 06:22 AM
an American perspective on Canada .. thisNew York Times article

nytimes.com/2003/12/02/international/americas/02CANA.html
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ISPs not liable for royalties, says
Canada's Supreme Court

ISPs not liable for royalties, says
Canada's Supreme Court 06/30/2004 01:12 PM
Canada's highest court has just ruled that ISPs cannot be forced to pay royalties on music downloaded by users:

In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the court ruled that although ISPs provide the hardware and technology, they aren't responsible for what people download. The court ruled that companies providing wide access to the web are "intermediaries" who are not bound by federal copyright legislation.

Link (Thanks, Michael)

Canada's Phone Giants Face Internet
Threat

Canada's Phone Giants Face Internet
Threat 05/04/2004 11:56 PM
New York Times May 5 2004 4:03AM GMT

Report: Canada's pharmacies safer for
online buyers

Report: Canada's pharmacies safer for
online buyers 06/17/2004 05:29 AM
Philly.com - Thu Jun 17, 09:14 am GMT

Canada's Too-Friendly Killer Whale to Be
Captured (Reuters)

Canada's Too-Friendly Killer Whale to Be
Captured (Reuters) 06/11/2004 06:33 AM
Reuters - A lonely killer whale on Canada's Pacific coast, whose search for companionship has become a danger to boats and float planes, and himself, will be captured next week so he can be reunited with his family pod, officials said on Thursday.

Protesters Call for End to Canada's
Annual Slaughter of Conservatives

Protesters Call for End to Canada's
Annual Slaughter of Conservatives 03/26/2005 04:34 PM

The Idea: I couldn't resist after reading this. I'm kidding. Really. The snow and ice of Canada is set to turn red with blood once again as hunters prepare to embark on an operation to club or shoot up to 320,000 conservatives. The government quota has been increased tenfold for the next three years as populations of conservatives in some of Canada's most isolated areas have spiked, following the demise of their natural predators, and as unemployment of hunters and fishermen has soared due to overexploitation of Canada's natural resources. Pointing to the appointment of disgraced Canadian conservative businessman Conrad Black to the British House of Lords, British and European trade critics have accused Canada of "dumping" their excess unwanted conservatives there. "We have enough of our own to deal with", said Germany's trade minister, "We don't need Canada sending us their bloated conservative carcasses. There is absolutely no use for them." Political rights campaigners have begun a boycott of Canadian bacon, maple sugar and other products and this year's hunt is set to be as controversial as before. The controversy is inextricably linked to the visceral images of hapless, slow-moving conservatives being clubbed to death and the ice floes turning red with their blood and brains. Hunters say that using a spiked club or hakapik is a humane method but opponents say the conservatives are often skinned alive and left to die, pointing out as an example the treatment of former conservative leader and now deputy leader Peter MacKay at a recent conservative gathering. "I think it comes down to being a values issue," said Ralph Wingnut, a spokeswoman for the International Fund for Conservative Welfare (IFCW) which is opposed to the hunt. Despite the efforts of activists, hunting of Canadian conservatives has long been a way of life for some. "There is really nothing new about this year's hunt," said Roger Wilco, a Liberal government spokesman. "They're really responsible for their own demise", Wilco added. "They breed like flies, and they're constantly attacking each other. We're actually doing them a favour by putting them out of their misery before they starve or kill each other. And they eat like pigs -- we think they're responsible for the decline of our fisheries, and maybe even for Mad Cow". Many conservatives are found in Alberta and British Columbia, where two cases of Mad Cow disease have recently been uncovered. In the US, large cattle herds and conservatives are also known to frequent the same areas. The conservative-hunters insist that their actions are not cruel. "These doddering beasts are not intelligent, they don't even know what's happening to them", said local conservative-hunter Jack Hoff. "They have very tiny brains, and they have repeatedly shown that they are incapable of feeling pain, or anything else". Canadian conservative leader Stephen Harper compounded conservatives' misfortunes this week, praising George Bush as a great leader, and saying Canada made a mistake to refuse to participate in the US Missile Defence program and the Iraq War. "I would have sent all five members of Canada's armed forced to Iraq", he insisted. He also opposed Canada's approval of the Kyoto Accord, and is threatening to force the minority Liberal government into an election over that issue. Critics pounced on Harper's statements as further evidence that conservatives are incapable of sentient thought or feeling. The government insists that the conservative hunt protects against overpopulation of the species and provides jobs in economically depressed parts of the country. "With the demise of the fisheries industry in Canada [due to overfishing], we needed to find something else for the people in the industry to kill", said former fisheries minister (now minister without portfolio) Wilbur Wackjob. "These are very proud people. They have a great history of indiscriminately overharvesting Canada's natural resources, and that's something this government supports." The government is also investigating a West Coast conservative hunt to provide much needed jobs for BC's loggers, since aggressive clear-cutting of Canada's old growth forests has decimated the province's natural beauty and forestry employment is suffering. "The use of chain saws will be much more effective than the clubs used in the East Coast hunt", a spokesman said. He defended the proposal, pointing out that Canada's mismanaged forestry industry is predominantly owned by conservative American conglomerates. "That just shows how brainless they are", the spokesman added. "They won't feel a thing."

Winds of Change.NET: Canada's Scandal:
The Government vs. The Blogosphere

Winds of Change.NET: Canada's Scandal:
The Government vs. The Blogosphere 04/05/2005 06:13 AM
Canada's Scandal: The Government vs. The Blogosphere .. Joe Katzman's comprehensive post .. Winds of Change

windsofchange.net/archives/006611.php
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A Blog Written From Minneapolis Rattles
Canada's Liberal Party

A Blog Written From Minneapolis Rattles
Canada's Liberal Party 04/06/2005 09:28 PM
An American blogger has suddenly emerged as a force in Canadian politics.

Canada's largest design and technology
event goes cross Canada!

Canada's largest design and technology
event goes cross Canada! 09/16/2004 03:35 AM
FlashintheCan presents The 4 City Tour, a design & technolgy event in 4 cities;Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Vancouver [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]

BCNET to Host Western Canada's largest
Internetworking Conference

BCNET to Host Western Canada's largest
Internetworking Conference 04/08/2005 01:08 AM
BC Technology Apr 8 2005 5:35AM GMT

Parrot Refuge Squawks at Canada's Bird
Flu Cull (Reuters)

Parrot Refuge Squawks at Canada's Bird
Flu Cull (Reuters) 04/09/2004 09:07 PM
Reuters - Canada's largest parrot refuge wants to avoid being the victim of a plan to kill an estimated 19 million birds to stop an outbreak of avian influenza, its president said on Thursday.

Canada's Rand Worldwide acquires French
firm RGB Technologies

Canada's Rand Worldwide acquires French
firm RGB Technologies 07/10/2004 12:44 PM
Canadian Press Jul 10 2004 4:19PM GMT

"Canada's CBC plans NHL training camp
competition series Making the Cut."

"Canada's CBC plans NHL training camp
competition series Making the Cut." 06/12/2004 03:16 AM

Canada's spam king apologizes, tells
others to mend their ways

Canada's spam king apologizes, tells
others to mend their ways 06/15/2004 11:34 AM

Canada's Internet drug industry gets
thumbs-up from Minnesota governor

Canada's Internet drug industry gets
thumbs-up from Minnesota governor 11/12/2003 06:52 PM
CNEWS Nov 12 2003 6:20PM ET
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