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The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan: Read this excellent series by University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist:
Part 1: Canada’s Current Copyright Law Provides Effective Anti-Piracy Tools
Part 2: Weak Evidence on the State of Canadian Piracy
Part 3: Piracy Having Little Impact on Thriving Digital Services and TV Production
Part 4: Absence of Court Orders Would Put Canada At Odds With Almost Everyone
Part 5: The Inevitable Expansion of the Block List Standard for “Piracy” Sites
Part 6: Over-Blocking of Legitimate Websites
Part 7: The Likely Expansion of the Block List to Non-IP Issues
Part 8: The Ineffectiveness of Website Blocking
Part 9: Why it Violates Canadian Net Neutrality Rules
Part 10: Why It May Violate Human Rights Norms
Part 11: Higher Internet Access Costs for All
Part 12: Increasing Privacy Risks for Canadians
Part 13: It is Inconsistent With the CRTC Policy Direction
Part 14: Failure To Further the Telecommunications Act Policy Objectives
Part 15: It Undermines the Telecommunications Act Policy Objectives
Footnotes:
[1] Why the CRTC should reject FairPlay’s dangerous website-blocking plan: Globe and Mail
[2] Statement - Minister Bains comments on the Federal Communications Commission vote on net neutrality: Canada Newswire
[3] Canadians rally against Bell's plan to censor the Internet: BlogTO
[4] OpenMedia launches day of action to protest FairPlay Canada anti-piracy coalition: MobileSyrup
[5] How to Participate in Protest Against Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan: iPhone Canada
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