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‘Net effects on communications policy

Canada isn’t the only country in the world struggling to cope with the staggering influence the Internet is having on communications policies. In the U.S. – like in Canada – regulatory policies rooted in monopolies and oligopolies are quickly evolving to become instruments of international trade and domestic expression. And the catalysts driving this change are high-speed computing, digitization and, of course, the Internet.

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Brett Kondruk, most recently president and CEO of NRI On-line, has joined Calgary-based Cquay Inc as VP, special projects. Kondruk has over 25 years of experience in sales, marketing and management, including in applying GIS technology in the oil and gas industry.

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Consumer website and search engine to make finding information seamless

The federal government has finally launched a single source on the Internet for consumer information. The new Canadian Consumer Information Gateway web site (http://ConsumerInformation.ca) seamlessly combines content from 27 different federal departments on information ranging from car seat safety to banking fees.

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Producers should shun bureaucratic definition of Canadian, conference told

Canadian content quotas and funding programs are stifling the new media industry’s ability to raise money and develop content for a global audience, industry executives told delegates attending the Summer Institute of Film and Television. Held June 21 in Hull QC, the annual training symposium stepped outside of the television and film box to discuss issues affecting the creation of digital content on CD-ROM and on the Internet.

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Send draft IP enforcement guidelines back to drawing board, says CATAAlliance

The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance) is rallying against proposed new guidelines for intellectual property enforcement, warning that the Competition Bureau’s heavy-handed approach to enforcement will discourage innovation, particularly by smaller companies. The CATAAlliance highlighted its concerns in a June 15 letter to Industry Minister John Manley, saying that the bureau’s draft Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines (IPEG) threaten Canadian companies involved in patents, copyrights and trademarks.

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Federal agency injects $5 million into programs for Quebec ecommerce ventures

The federal government is investing $5 million in 11 organizations in the first phase of a $50-million program to help more Quebec businesses get online and participating in ecommerce. On June 20, Canada Economic Development (CED) announced the winners from the first round funding competition of its Electronic Commerce Action Strategy.

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Multimediator and PixelScout set up new company for new media recruiting

The Multimediator Strategy Group Inc (MMSG), Toronto, is teaming up with two longtime high tech recruiters to launch a headhunting company for new media professionals. Executives at Pixel-Scout say their new firm is targeting an untapped niche for specialty recruiting in a sector which has been wanting for some time.

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Proposed increases to blank media levy facing strong opposition from CATA

New media advocates and the recording industry are battling again over blank tape levies as the two sides prepare for a hearing on higher rates this fall. Black storage media such as blank cassettes, rewriteable CDs and mini discs have been subject to a small fee for six months now following a controversial decision last year which many are calling a cash grab by record companies. This fall, the Copyright Board will hear a new request by the organization responsible for collecting and distributing the levy, the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC), for significant hikes to the fees – in some cases doubling current levels.

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