Archive for April, 2006

Spam Not Gone But Increasingly Forgotten

Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 1, 2006 as Spam Not Gone, But Increasingly Forgotten One year ago, Canada’s National Task Force on Spam presented then-Industry Minister David Emerson with its report on how Ottawa could assist in the fight against spam (I was a member of the Task […]

April 30, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Copyright Petition Presented to the House of Commons

Lost amid the coverage of the creation of the Canadian Music Creators Coalition, was the presentation of a copyright petition this week before the House of Commmons. James Rajotte, a Conservative MP from Alberta and rumoured chair of the Industry Committee, presented the petition with the following comments: "Mr. Speaker, […]

April 28, 2006 — 1 comment — News

CMCC’s Coming Out Party

The Canadian Music Creators Coalition has just announced its first live event with a press conference scheduled for the Horseshoe in Toronto on Monday morning. The press release suggests that many more musicians have joined the coalition and that they're interested in meeting with the relevant Ministers. With considerable press […]

April 28, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — News

The OECD on DRM Disclosures

The OECD has released a new report on DRM disclosure concerns. The report highlights consumer issues involving copy-controls and other DRM systems.

April 28, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — News

A New Voice

The Canadian music market has experienced some dramatic developments in recent months, most notably Nettwerk's decision to speak out against file sharing lawsuits (with financial backing of a U.S. defendant in one case), the CRIA/Pollara study, and the recent departure of six leading Canadian independent labels from CRIA. While those […]

April 25, 2006 — 13 comments — News