Net Neutrality: The Most Important Freedom of Speech Issue of the Information Age? by Roz Allen Changemakers everywhere, take note. The first rule of thumb if you want your cause du jour to make waves? Assume...
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In unusually harsh language, Michael Geist, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa has slammed a new report put out by the Conference Board of Canada. ...
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According to famed Canadian defender of Internet users: "The Canadian Association of Internet Providers has filed an application with the CRTC that calls on the Commission to rescind its November 2008 Bell...
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NowPublic has been identified by KPMG and Backbone Magazine as one of Canada's top Internet companies."(Toronto, July 15, 2008 ) - KPMG and Backbone magazine congratulate the top twenty winners of the first...
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It looks like people aren't just going to sleepwalk through this -- for now."Thousands of Canadians wasted no time protesting the government's copyright reform bill, piling on to websites and joining...
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I have spoken to countless people recently who are deeply concerned about this issue. If you are in Ottawa this is something you should attend. The viability of a robust media and vibrant internet are...
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I just got an invitation via facebook to join an interesting group. Check it out:"As recently reported by various news outlets, Bell Canada plans to have its ‘third-party ISP traffic shaping’ policy implemented across its entire network by April 7. This policy is...
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"LOCATION: St. John's College, 2111 Lower Mall, UBCTIME: Check in: 6:00 p.m., Presentation 6:30 p.m.
DESCRIPTION: The Internet and new technologies have ushered in a seemingly unlimited array of possibilities for...
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This is essentially a case study highlighting a Facebook success story--successful in that thousands of people quickly mobilized around an issue and had their voices heard.Note the use of the NowPublicism...
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Michael Geist is speaking at Mesh in Toronto. Here is his bio: "Dr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. He has...
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