Archive for January, 2009

Art Gallery of Ontario Photography Policy Faces Criticism

The Art Gallery of Ontario unveiled a new photography policy late last year that is facing mounting criticism.  The policy permits personal, non-commercial photos of some of the architectural elements of the gallery building, but, citing copyright concerns, forbids photography in places where artworks are installed.  According to the AGO: […]

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January 15, 2009 5 comments News

YouTube Cuts Off Video Essayist Following Copyright Complaints

YouTube has cut off Keven B. Lee, a video essayist, following the receipt of three copyright warnings.  While many of the video essays included scenes from the original movies, hundreds of hours of work went into the creation of the essays which include considerable original work.  As Matt Zoller Seitz […]

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January 14, 2009 3 comments News

CBC on the Public Domain

The CBC focuses on the public domain in Canada and the great work of Wallace McLean.

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January 14, 2009 1 comment News

Government Commits Nearly $2 Million for Broadband in Gaspésie

The federal government has announced plans to spend nearly $2 million on deploying broadband in the Gaspésie region in Quebec.  The money comes from the Major Economic and Tourism Facilities – Access to Broadband Services initiative.

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January 14, 2009 2 comments News

Search Engine Interviews Telus

CBC's Search Engine features a lengthy interview with Telus about texting pricing.

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January 14, 2009 Comments are Disabled News