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CIRPA Names McKie New President

Duncan McKie, a Pollara pollster who did considerable work for CRIA, has been named the new President and Executive Director of the Canadian Independent Record Producers Association.

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May 3, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

MPAA Says NYC Source of 40 Percent of Camcording

After months of claiming that Canada is the source of up to 50 percent of camcording of films, a report out of New York now claims that the Big Apple is responsible for more than 40 percent of camcorded films.  Given that the head of the U.S. National Association of […]

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May 2, 2007 6 comments News

Wireless Net Neutrality in Europe

Reports from Europe indicate that Vodaphone may face legal action after it was revealed that it is blocking access to VoIP providers such as Truphone and Skype from its customers cellphones.

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May 2, 2007 1 comment News

Did Oda Return All the Cheques?

Regular readers will recall that last fall Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda was embroiled in a fundraising controversy when it was revealed that a lobbyist for Canwest Global was planning a broadcast fundraiser on her behalf just weeks before a regulatory review.  Oda proceeded to cancel the fundraiser.  Days later, […]

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May 1, 2007 6 comments News

MPAA & RIAA Criticize USTR Position on Canada

One of the big surprises in this year's USTR Special 301 Report was the decision to keep Canada at the lowest level of priority (the Watch List) rather than elevate it to the Priority Watch List.  Indeed, all the political signs pointed to an elevation – all the major U.S. […]

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April 30, 2007 2 comments News