Archive for August, 2007

UK ISPs Threaten BBC Over iPlayer

Net neutrality concerns have moved to the UK, where several of the largest broadband providers, are threatening to traffic shape BBC's iPlayer unless the public broadcaster pays for the cost of streaming its videos. Update: BT denies that it has expressed concern with the iPlayer. 

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August 12, 2007 2 comments News

UK ISPs Threaten BBC Over iPlayer

Net neutrality concerns have moved to the UK, where several of the largest broadband providers, are threatening to traffic shape BBC's iPlayer unless the public broadcaster pays for the cost of streaming its videos. Update: BT denies that it has expressed concern with the iPlayer. 

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August 12, 2007 Comments are Disabled Neutrality

Tech Law Column Now on YNet

Ynet, one of Israel's leading websites, will now be carrying many of my law and technology columns, translated into Hebrew.  They begin with a piece from earlier this year on the movie industry's claims about piracy.

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August 12, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

CPCC Responds to Private Copying Column

CPCC's David Basskin responds this week's private copying column in a Toronto Star letter to the editor.  Basskin points to a CPCC-commissioned public opinion survey that found public support for the levy.

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August 10, 2007 2 comments News

Two Perspectives on Bev Oda

With Bev Oda likely on the way out as Canadian Heritage Minister in a cabinet shuffle next week, the Globe and Toronto Star offer strikingly different perspectives on her performance.

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August 10, 2007 1 comment News