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Copyright Board Issues Ringtone Decision

The Copyright Board of Canada has issued its decision involving SOCAN's application for a ten percent royalty on ringtones.  The application was opposed by CRIA and the telcos (I wrote about the issue in 2004). The Board awarded six percent.  More once I read the decision (Hat Tip: Howard Knopf).

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August 18, 2006 2 comments News

30 Days of DRM

Many people are still in summer mode, but the Canadian copyright rumour mill suggests that there is a lot happening behind the scenes with a copyright bill quite possibly a top priority once the fall session begins in 31 days.  While there was much to criticize about Bill C-60 (the […]

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August 18, 2006 10 comments News

Copyright Board Spending Comes Under Taxpayer Scrutiny

The Ottawa Sun reports that the Canadian Taxpayer Federation is raising questions about the travel expenditures of Stephen Callary, the Vice-Chair of the Copyright Board.

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August 18, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

Captain Copyright Goes Offline

Earlier this week, I wrote that if Access Copyright was serious about relaunching the Captain Copyright site, that it would take the site offline while it is being reworked, drop the linking policy, and identify its advisory board that will be asked to ensure that the site is balanced.  Today, […]

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August 17, 2006 2 comments News

How Newspapers Use the Net

Mark Hamilton points to an interesting survey of how the top 100 U.S. newspapers are adopting web-based services such as RSS, podcasts, and user comments.

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August 16, 2006 Comments are Disabled News