Archive for January, 2008

BC Man Arrested in U.S. Spam Case

The Globe and Mail reports that a B.C. man, accused by the U.S. government of acting as the conduit for an operation that earned millions by sending spam e-mails with supposed stock tips, was the chief executive officer of one of the companies being touted, according to authorities.

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January 7, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

The Battle over the CTF

The Toronto Star on "culture vs. profit in the digital age."

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January 7, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Mainstream Media Picks Up Where It Left Off on Copyright

Discussion of mainstream media coverage of copyright issues on The Hour (watch it on YouTube).

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January 7, 2008 Comments are Disabled News Interviews, Tv / Radio, Video

CRIA Calls SAC P2P Proposal A “Pipe Dream”

CRIA's Graham Henderson has told Reuters that the Songwriters Association of Canada's proposal to fully legalize P2P is a "pipe dream" and that CRIA is reluctant to get involved.

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January 4, 2008 13 comments News

Canadian Digital Music Sales Outperform the U.S. – Again

Nielsen SoundScan Canada is out today with the 2007 Canadian music sales data.  Despite the repeated sky-is-falling claims from CRIA, the actual data keeps telling a different story.  In 2006, Canadian digital music sales grew at 122 percent, far faster than either the U.S. or Europe.  Over the past twelve […]

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January 4, 2008 20 comments News