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		<title> TPP IP Chapter Leaks Reveal New U.S. Proposed Regulations for Country-Code Domain Names (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leaked Trans Pacific Partnership intellectual property chapter has revealed a number of U.S. proposals including U.S. demands for Internet provider liability that could lead to subscriber termination, content blocking, and ISP monitoring, copyright term extension and anti-counterfeiting provisions. This post discusses Article QQ.C.12 on domain names. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20111120_tpp_ip_chapter_leaks_us_proposed_regulations_country_code_domains">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Canadian Government Quietly Pursuing New ISP Code of Conduct (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If approved, the code would technically be voluntary for Canadian ISPs, but the active involvement of government officials suggests that most large providers would feel pressured to participate. The move toward an ISP code of conduct would likely form part of a two-pronged strategy to combat malicious software that can lead to cybercrime, identity theft, and other harms. First, the long-delayed anti-spam legislation features new disclosure requirements for the installation of software along with tough penalties for non-compliance. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20131009_canadian_government_quietly_pursuing_new_isp_code_of_conduct">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Ontario Court Rejects U.S. Government Demand for Full Access to Megaupload Servers Seized in Canada (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20130116_ontario_court_rejects_us_government_access_to_megaupload_server</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many readers will recall that nearly one year ago, the U.S. government launched a global takedown of Megaupload.com, with arrests of the leading executives in New Zealand and the execution of search warrants in nine countries. Canada was among the list of participating countries as the action included seizure of Megaupload.com servers located here. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20130116_ontario_court_rejects_us_government_access_to_megaupload_server">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> UN Internet Takeover Rumours Mask Bigger Governance Shortcomings (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20120613_un_internet_takeover_rumours_mask_bigger_governance_shortcomings</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent months the Internet has been buzzing about the prospect of a United Nations "takeover" of the Internet, including responsibility for governance of the domain name system. The concern hit a fever pitch late last month when the U.S. Congress held hearings on the issue. A steady stream of technology companies and consumer groups expressed fears with potential U.N. and foreign government involvement and members of Congress pledged to take a strong stand against the takeover. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20120613_un_internet_takeover_rumours_mask_bigger_governance_shortcomings">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Facing Up to the Generational Privacy Divide (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week hundreds of privacy regulators, corporate officers, and activists gathered in Jerusalem, Israel for the annual Data Protection and Privacy Commissioner Conference. ... Many acknowledged that longstanding privacy norms are being increasingly challenged by the massive popularity of social networks that encourage users to share information that in a previous generation would have never been made publicly available for all the world to see. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20101104_facing_up_to_the_generational_privacy_divide">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> U.S. Uses Domain Names As New Way to Regulate the Net (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governments have long sought ways to regulate Internet activity, whether for the purposes of taxation, content regulation, or the application of national laws. Effective regulatory measures have often proven elusive, however, since, unlike the Internet, national laws typically end at the border. Earlier this month, the United States began to move aggressively toward a new way of confronting the Internet's jurisdictional limitations - the domain name system. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20100929_us_uses_domain_names_as_new_way_to_regulate_the_net">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> European ACTA Document Leaks With New Details on Mexico Talks and Future Meetings (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A brief report from the European Commission authored by Pedro Velasco Martins (an EU negotiator) on the most recent round of ACTA negotiations in Guadalajara, Mexico has leaked, providing new information on the substance of the talks, how countries are addressing the transparency concerns, and plans for future negotiations. <a href="https://circleid.com/postseuropean_acta_document_leak_new_details_on_mexico_talks">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> New Zealand Releases Revamped Three Strikes Proposal (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New Zealand government has released a revamped three strikes proposal that incorporates full court hearings and the possibility of financial penalties. A prior proposal, which would have resulted in subscriber access being terminated without court oversight, was dropped earlier this year following public protest. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20091216_new_zealand_releases_revamped_three_strikes_proposal">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Opposition Mounts in Europe to Three-Strikes Proposals (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Multiple reports today indicate that opposition is growing in Europe to plans for three-strikes policies that could lead to the termination of Internet access for some subscribers. In the U.K., protests are mounting over those plans in the recently introduced Digital Economy Bill. The BBC reports that thousands of people have signed a petition urging the government to reconsider its approach, while the Open Rights Group says it has seen a big spike in membership. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20091124_opposition_mounts_in_europe_to_three_strikes_proposals">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Canadian Marketing Association Attacks Anti-Spam Bill (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the final Industry Committee review of C-27, Canada's anti-spam legislation, set for Monday afternoon, lobby groups have been increasing the pressure all week in an effort to water down many of the bill's key protections. Yesterday, the Canadian Marketing Association chimed in with an emergency bulletin to its members calling on them to lobby for changes to the bill. While the CMA was very supportive of the bill when it appeared before the committee in June, it now wants to kill the core protection in C-27 - a requirement for express opt-in consent. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20091016_canadian_marketing_association_attacks_anti_spam_bill">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Privacy Commissioner Finds Facebook Violating Canadian Privacy Law (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released its long-awaited finding in the complaint against Facebook on a variety of privacy grounds. The complaint was launched by CIPPIC in May 2008 (note that I am an advisor to CIPPIC but had no involvement in this complaint). The case marks an important step in assessing how Canadian privacy law addresses social media with the Commissioner identifying some significant concerns. Moreover, as the case potentially heads to court, it will be closely watched to see whether the findings can be enforced against a global social media power like Facebook. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20090716_facebook_violating_canadian_privacy_law">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> When Did CIRA Become the Commercial Internet Registration Authority? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20090324_when_did_cira_become_commercial_internet_registration_authority</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly ten years ago, the Government of Canada wrote a letter to the chair of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) that set out the framework for the management of the dot-ca domain. The government articulated a vision of the dot-ca domain as a “key public resource” and called on CIRA to act in an open and transparent manner. CIRA has long sought to live up to those standards, but in recent months the organization has shown an unmistakable shift toward prioritizing commercial gain over the public interest along with a troubling move toward secret decision making... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20090324_when_did_cira_become_commercial_internet_registration_authority">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> WIPO's Misleading Release (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Intellectual Property Organization put out a <a href="http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2009/article_0005.html">release</a> yesterday trumpeting an eight percent increase in domain name disputes handled by WIPO. In 2008 there were 2329 complaints filed with WIPO, the most ever. WIPO uses the increase to raise questions about the possible increase in the number of available generic top-level domains... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20090317_wipo_misleading_release_domain_disputes">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Lawless Canada Emerging as a Spam Haven (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent Facebook case has placed the spotlight on Canada's ongoing failure to address its spam problem by introducing long overdue anti-spam legislation. The fact that organizations are forced to use U.S. courts and laws to deal with Canadian spammers points to an inconvenient truth &ndash; Canadian anti-spam laws are woefully inadequate and we are rapidly emerging as a haven for spammers eager exploit the weak legal framework. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20081203_lawless_canada_spam_haven">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-05-02T08:50:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> CRTC Denies CAIP Application on Throttling, But Sets Net Neutrality Hearing (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, the CRTC issued its much-anticipated ruling in the CAIP v. Bell case, the first major case to test the legality of Internet throttling. The Commission denied CAIP's application, ruling that Bell treated all of its customers (retail and wholesale) in the same throttled manner. This points to the challenge in this case -- it was not about discriminatory network practices per se, but rather about wholesale shaping in a specific context. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20081120_crtc_denies_throttling_net_neutrality">More...</a>]]></description>
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