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Let MPs know you oppose Act to Amend the Copyright Act

The Canadian Coalition for Electronic Rights (CCER) is very disappointed with the Conservative Government's Act to Amend the Copyright Act.

Gearing Up for the Reauthorization of the Nanotechnology R&D Act

Last month, I was invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation on the reauthorization of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act. A big part of this act deals with the reauthorization of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, which was established in fiscal year 2001. Over the past seven years, the nanotechnology industry has grown at a rapid pace. Our Project has found that new nanotechnology consumer products are entering the market at the rate of three to four per week. The reauthorization of the Nanotechnology R&D Act provides us with a key opportunity to rethink our strategy when it comes to our investment in nanotechnology R&D, ensuring that the United States remains a world leader in nanotechnology, and also e

Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a Computer Matching Program Between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503), and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR 25818 (June 19, 1989); and OMB Bulletin 89-22, "Instructions on Reporting Computer Matching Programs to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Congress and the Public," HUD is issuing a public notice of its intent to conduct a recurring computer matching program with VA to utilize a computer information system of HUD, the Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System (CAIVRS), with VA's debtor files.

Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation of Exemptions; US-VISIT Technical Reconciliation Analysis Classification System (TRACS)

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security is concurrently establishing a new system of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 entitled the Technical Reconciliation Analysis Classification System (TRACS). This system of records will serve as an information management tool and be used to perform a range of information management and analytical functions to enhance the integrity of the United States' immigration system by detecting, deterring, and pursuing immigration fraud, and by identifying persons who pose a threat to national security and/or public safety. In this proposed rulemaking, the Department proposes to exempt portions of this system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements.

The Programmer's Guide To Understanding The Software Copyright Act

PrudentPressAgency.com -- The Software Copyright Act, better known as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, has given software developers more power to protect their works. If you've bought software in the last few years I'm sure you've noticed some of the changes in the software buying process.

President Bush Signs Genetic Nondiscrimination Act

artemis67 writes "This past week, President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which would protect people from being discriminated against by health insurers or employers on the basis of their genetic information. 'the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA is the first and only federal legislation that will provide protections against discrimination based on an individual's genetic information in health insurance coverage and employment settings.'"

Media Advisory: Government of Canada to Table Bill to Amend the Copyright Act

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- 06/11/08 -- The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Josee Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, and Minister for La Francophonie, will deliver brief statements and answer media inquiries shortly after the tabling of a bill to amend the Copyright Act. Members of the media will also be able to attend a technical briefing and lock-up prior to the tabling of the bill to amend the Copyright Act.

Media Advisory: Government of Canada to Table Bill to Amend the Copyright Act

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 11, 2008) - The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Josee Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, and Minister for La Francophonie, will deliver brief statements and answer media inquiries shortly after the tabling of a bill to amend the Copyright Act. Members of the media will also be able to attend a technical briefing and lock-up prior to the tabling of the bill to amend the Copyright Act.

Media Advisory: Government of Canada to Table Bill to Amend the Copyright Act

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(MARKET WIRE)--Jun 11, 2008 -- The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Josee Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, and Minister for La Francophonie, will deliver brief statements and answer media inquiries shortly after the tabling of a bill to amend the Copyright Act. Members of the media will also be able to attend a technical briefing and lock-up prior to the tabling of the bill to amend the Copyright Act.

House Democrats Dig Up Decades-Old Antitrust Law in New Net Neutrality Fight

The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 may play a large role in keeping broadband providers from discriminating against consumers. The Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday, seeks to leverage antitrust law -- specifically, provisions of the Clayton Act -- to ensure that neutrality rules are followed.

UK Local Councils Spy On Emails and Calls

MrSteveSD writes "The Daily Mail is reporting that local councils have been using the controversial Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) to spy on people's phone and email records. Reasons given for the surveillance include checking for evidence of people storing petrol without permission and investigating unburied animal carcasses. The surveillance was uncovered using the Freedom of Information Act. The scope of the RIPA act is staggering. It would be simpler to list who isn't allowed to access your phone and email records. Aside from political action, what can be done technologically to combat this threat? Use Skype rather than the normal telephone?"

FTC Recruiting Identity Theft Victims

coondoggie writes "In an effort to buttress its enforcement and better understand the scourge that is identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission said today its plans to conduct a wide-ranging study of victims of the crime. The FTC is looking for people harmed by the crime and said the survey will examine the remedies available to victims under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act). Among other things, the FACT Act gave consumers the right to place fraud alerts on their credit files if they are, or suspect they may become, victims of identity theft; block information on their credit reports that resulted from identity theft; and obtain copies of their credit reports free of charge."

New Act puts tighter controls on escrow transactions

The Escrow Act of 2008 came into effect on May 21, establishing laws governing the escrow business in Thailand.

Privacy Act of 1974; the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT), Technical Reconciliation Analysis Classification System (TRACS) System of Records

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate, United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program is giving notice that it proposes to add a new system of records, entitled the Technical Reconciliation Analysis Classification System. The Technical Reconciliation Analysis Classification System is an information management tool used to enhance the integrity of the United States immigration system by detecting, deterring, and pursuing immigration fraud, and identifying persons who pose a threat to national security and/or public safety.

Patriot Act Dampening Cloud Computing?

Julie188 writes "Governments are turning the Internet into a cyberspace reflection of real-world geographic conflicts. One report says that the Canadian government is forbidding its IT organizations to use services that store or host the government's data outside their sovereign territory. They especially cannot use services where the data is stored in the United States because of fears over the Patriot Act. What kinds of jurisdiction issues might people face — think Google cooperating with the Chinese government — as cloud computing becomes the norm and your data is stored in 'offshore parts' of the cloud?"

Patent Reform Act stalls in the Senate

After years of heated debate and lobbying, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and was scheduled for a Senate vote this session, has been taken off the Senate's calendar. It can be revived, but its momentum has effectively fizzled.

Patent Reform Act stalls in the Senate

After years of heated debate and lobbying, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and was scheduled for a Senate vote this session, has been taken off the Senate's calendar. It can be revived, but its momentum has effectively fizzled.

PRO-IP Act Passes Judiciary Committee

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The Pro-IP Act has passed the Judiciary Committee unanimously, thanks to the support of committee chairman Rep. John Conyers (D-MI). We've discussed this before — it's the same bill which would create copyright cops with the power to seize computers, when powers like that have been systematically abused in other areas. But, apparently, they think the bill is just wonderful now, simply because they cut the provision that would've increased statutory damages while keeping the rest. This is the same bill that William Patry called the 'most outrageously gluttonous IP bill ever introduced in the US.'" While we're on the subject of intellectual property, Canadian law professor Michael Geist gave a talk on Monday about "copyright myths.

England face delicate balancing act

England face a delicate balancing act at Lord's on Thursday where they take on a New Zealand side they must beat convincingly if they are to mount a serious challenge to South Africa this year and Australia in 2009.

England face delicate balancing act

England face a delicate balancing act at Lord's on Thursday where they take on a New Zealand side they must beat convincingly if they are to mount a serious challenge to South Africa this year and Australia in 2009.

Patent Reform Act suffers serious setback, stalled in Senate

The US Senate has been considering some major changes to the US patent system, but opposition to some provisions in the complex legislation has apparently derailed the effort, at least temporarily. The Senate version of the Patent Reform Act (S1145) has been taken off the schedule, meaning it will not be considered by the full Senate any time in the near future. That doesn't mean that it can't be revived at a future date, but the bill seems to have drawn some opposition at nearly every step of the way, so its passage will likely remain a challenge.

Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Awards

The closing date for the submission of nominations for the tenth annual Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) Awards 2008, presented by Nedbank, supported by Classicfeel Magazine and Fine Music Radio 101.3 is 11 July 2008.

Time to update the Privacy Act?

Lawmakers say they might update the Privacy Act this year with a consensus proposal that could pass without controversy, or they might wait until next year to develop comprehensive privacy reform legislation.

Caught in the Act: Astronomers See Supernova As it Explodes

The Swift satellite has made another fortuitous observation. This time, and for the first time ever, astronomers have caught a star in the act of going supernova. These stellar explosions have been observed before, but always after the fireworks were well underway. "For years we have dreamed of seeing a star just as it was exploding, but actually finding one is a once-in-a-lifetime event," says Alicia Soderberg, from Princeton University, who is leading the international group studying this explosion. "This newly born supernova is going to be the Rosetta Stone of supernova studies for years to come."

Vote for Patent Reform Act taken off Senate's calendar

After years of heated debate and lobbying, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and was scheduled for a Senate vote this session, has been taken off the Senate's calendar. It can be revived, but its momentum has effectively fizzled.

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