Duncan McKie of the Canadian Independent Record Production Association comments on the forthcoming copyright consultation. There is a great opportunity with this consultation but also a great threat as groups like CIRPA will be demanding reforms that extend beyond even C-61. Jul.18/09Comments (2)
Tech Daily Dose reports that the latest round of Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations have concluded in Morocco. The negotiations foucsed on international cooperation, enforcement practices and institutional issues. The countries agreed to release draft agendas before all subsequent negotiating rounds. The next meeting will be held in South Korea in November. The U.S. hopes to conclude the agreement in early 2010. Jul.17/09Comments (0)
The NY Times reports that Amazon has remotely deleted a pair of e-books from users' Kindles after the publisher apparently changed its mind on offering an electronic edition. The books? George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm. Jul.17/09Comments (3)
The Government has issued a media advisory for the official launch of the copyright consultation. It is planned for 12:45 in Vancouver on Monday following the first roundtable. The CBC provides additional coverage on the consultation plans. Jul.17/09Comments (2)
Mediacaster posts the questions pertaining to ISPs that have been posed as part of the forthcoming copyright consultation. These include notice-and-takedown, ISP liability, and a making available right. The full consultation launches on Monday. Jul.17/09Comments (0)
Industry Canada has launched a crowdsourcing initiative that encourages Canadians to post details on their Internet access in an effort to map accessibility in Canada. Jul.17/09Comments (0)
A coalition of leading library, civil rights, and technology companies have written to the U.S. government to urge it to drop the Internet provisions from the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. With talks set to resume this week, Jamie Love reports that Canada has produced another secret document, Japan has developed an updated full ACTA draft, and that U.S. favours release of the draft this fall, though this is opposed by the European Union. Jul.16/09Comments (0)
Just ahead of the copyright consultation, Kris Kotarski writes an op-ed for the Calgary Herald focusing on intrusive copyright laws. Jul.16/09Comments (0)
The New Zealand government has posted a public consultation on its revamped three strikes copyright proposal. Creative Freedom NZ provides a quick take. Jul.13/09Comments (0)
The Canadian Private Copying Collective and retailer Best Buy have resolved a dispute over private copying levies, with the CPCC receiving nearly $1 million in compensation.
haha and then there is walmart
so now no one will goto best buy or futurecrap for cdrs, nice and just who buys cdrs now when we have dvdrs that store more ...7 times more.....and they aren't covered on the levy?
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