October 2008
41 posts
Comparison between the candidates for 2008 US... →
Candidates Presidential candidate Party Running mate Campaign site John McCain Republican Sarah Palin johnmccain.com Barack Obama Democratic Joe Biden barackobama.com Biographical data John McCain…
Canada Gets A New Industry Minister…. Hope He’s... →
I’ve been very critical of the totally useless and completley impotent outgoing Industry Minister Jim Prentice in the past. Well, there’s a new Industry Minister in town and his name is Tony Clement….
An infrastructure to protect free E-Speech →
Aram Sinnreich and Masha Zager have written an excellent overview article that describes the dangers to free digital speech. Amongst the danger listed and described are: * Searches without warrant *…
It Is Hereby Declared →
The following has been published as a working paper on SSRN. Comments are very welcome. It’s already out of date in at least three areas. ‘It Is Hereby Declared’: The Quiet Reform of Canadian…
Rogers ISP and their lack of neutral net |... →
Media Democracy Day Panels: Journalism in a time... →
I had a great time today at Media Democracy Day. I didn’t get there until after lunch time, but I managed to catch a couple panels and live tweeted them. First was: Journalism in a time of Big Media…
Vancouver Geeks Speak Out: Net Neutrality Part 2 →
As part of Media Democracy Day, Dave Olson and I thought that we should rally the troops here in Vancouver to talk about media democracy. The post that spawned this idea is Dave’s post on net…
Public, Counterpublic and the Web →
I’m doing a Master’s in Concordia Media Studies program, or at least part of a Master’s (taking just one class at the moment). Below is a paper I just wrote for the Media Theory class I am taking…
Use UN day to reflect on mis-interpretations of... →
United Nations Day was proclaimed in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly. It is held annually on 24 October, the anniversary of the coming into force of the UN Charter on 24 October 1945….
Use UN day to reflect on mis-interpretations of... →
United Nations Day was proclaimed in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly. It is held annually on 24 October, the anniversary of the coming into force of the UN Charter on 24 October 1945….
SeaBoard and Sandvine on net neutrality →
A new report out of the SeaBoard Group suggests that the rhetoric out of many in the net neutrality camp is sensationalistic and unhelpful for the future health of the internet: Treating the Internet…
Playback :: Comment: Net neutrality should top... →
Net neutrality in Canada under siege: Bell... →
CRTC delays ruling on Bell's throttling →
CRTC To Canada: Throttling Decision Delayed →
I just spotted this story over at the CBC that the decision on Bell Canada’s throttling practices which had been expected later this month has been delayed for a few weeks. Why? A CRTC sock puppet…
2012 - ISP's Confirm The Internet As We Know It... →
ARE YOU SICK AND TIRED OF RISING PHONE AND CABLE BILLS? Just wait, it could get worse. For over a year I have heard the rumours, and in the last 2 months, this has been in the news. Bell Canada and…
Traffic shaping could shape online entertainment... →
From the article: Bell limits the speed at which internet users can download files when they’re using a peer-to-peer connection, a common way of exchanging large files such as songs, movies and…
CRTC calls for Digital Restrictions Management →
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- The “CRTC has concluded that the new media on the Internet are achieving the goals of the Broadcasting Act and are vibrant, highly competitive and successful…
Rural networks and net neutrality →
A regular reader and I corresponded this week and he shared some interesting thoughts related to the announcement this past weekend for the government to invest $500M over the next 5 years in rural…
Internet Activists Claim ISPs Including Bell... →
A group calling itself iPower who has as part of its membership Tania Devereaux whom you might recall is a very “provocative” net neutrality activist, has posted a YouTube video claiming to have…
Harper is back. But so is Charlie Angus. →
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- The bad news, as most Canadians know by now, is George W. Harper is back. The good news? Net neutrality supporter and NDP digital culture spokesman Charlie Angus…
On Election Day in Canada, which parties are... →
Michael Geist has been doing some amazing work on digital issues during this election campaign. 1. Earlier in the campaign, Michael released the 2008 Copyright Pledge which simply asks candidates to…
Élections demain →
J’aurais vraiment vraiment dû écrire cette entrés bien avant mais mieux vaux tard que jamais je suppose. Quelques liens pour vous aider dans votre choix ou pour profiter du moment et vous impliquer….
Technology Issues Appear In The Dying Days Of The... →
In the dying days of the Canadian election, there’s news from the copyright reform front as well on the net neutrality front. I’ll start with copyright reform. The Conservatives have served notice…
Technology Issues Appear In The Dying Days Of The... →
In the dying days of the Canadian election, there’s news from the copyright reform front as well on the net neutrality front. I’ll start with copyright reform. The Conservatives have served notice…
Canadian 2008 elections: going viral online? →
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- Obama, McCain, Palin, Clinton — the line forms on the right, babe — have spent literally millions of dollars online to get their various messages across to the…
Canadian Democrats are Pro BitTorrent and Against... →
Three days before the Canadian elections, the party leader of the New Democrats has spoken out in favor of BitTorrent sites, calling them “fundamental to democracy.” At the same time, isoHunt, the…
Conservatives refuse to answer CDM questions →
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- Repeated efforts by the Campaign for Democratic Media to get answers from the Conservative Party on key policy issues related to media and communications in this…
Jack Layton on Net neutrality: P2P Power →
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- NDP major Jack Layton has become the first leader of a major Canadian political party to acknowledge the importance of P2P People Power, using the Net to carry his…
p2pnet news roundup #5: October 9, 2008 →
p2pnet news view | P2P:- Today is Day 4 of p2pnet’s Canada elections 2008 special and although I won’t be doing the usual posts (with one or two exceptions) , I promised I’d run headline roundups…
The NDP’s arts platform →
It sounds great, but I’m still voting strategically. - Miriam [Editor’s note: visit this web page to learn more.]TheStar.com - entertainment - The NDP’s arts platform October 09, 2008, The Star…
Bell Canada agrees to pay Consommateur costs →
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:-Bell Canada has finally responded to Union des Consommateurs cost claims. Bell re-iterates in its not-humble opinion, costs should be awarded based on the cause of…
Conservatives promise to re-introduce Canadian... →
United States and Canada | OpenNet Initiative →
Squawk Box October 6: Bill St. Arnaud, CANARIE →
Bill St. Arnaud, Chief Research Office at CANARIE, which is Canada’s advanced network organization, is on a mission. The primary focus for this morning’s call was alternative models for delivering…
Campaigning for net neutrality →
A coalition has released a “report” [ pdf] calling for an increased awareness of net neutrality and for political candidates to support their drive for regulating internet service providers. The…
LiveLeak.com - Rss Feed →
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Canada: ‘Build the best country for free people’ →
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- On October 14 Canadians go to the polls in a snap election to decide whether or not George W. Harper manages to maintain his position as CEO of the country’s…
[Phoronix]GIMP 2.6.0 Released →
[Phoronix]GIMP 2.6.0 Released [Gamespot]Dead Space Goes Gold [ZDNet] Net neutrality is an… [Filehippo] OpenOffice.org 3.0 RC3 [HwC]Newegg coming to Canada! [SearchSecurity] TCP Vulnerability……
Which Candidates Support the Open Internet? |... →
SaveOurNet.ca’s look at the myths surrounding net neutrality that are propagated by the big ISPs.
‘Make Net neutrality an election issue!’ →
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- Canadians should use Fact vs Fiction, the SaveOurNet.ca Coalition report officially released today, to help make Net neutrality a major issue in the upcoming…
