Howard Knopf has a must-read post on the Access Copyright proposed tariff that would increase costs by 1300% over the current rate. The proposal is for $45 per university student, which would potential cost universities (and taxpayers) millions of dollars. The cost for college students is $35 per student. While […]
Archive for August 9th, 2010
Telecom Complaints Commissioner Remains a Relative Unknown
Appeared in the Toronto Star on August 9, 2010 as Telecom Complaints Commissioner Remains a Relative Unknown Hockey may be Canada’s national pastime, but complaining about the major telephone and cable companies sometimes seems like it ranks a close second. Delayed Canadian launches of the latest phones, new caps on […]
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Episode 70: "It's Massive Free Distribution" – Village Media's Jeff Elgie on Why His Company Opposes Lobbying Efforts to Establish a Licence for Linking to News Stories
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The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Six: The Beginning of the End of Canadian Broadcast Ownership and Control Requirements 
The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Five: The Narrow Exclusion of User Generated Content Services 
The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Four: Why Many News Sites Are Captured by Bill C-10 
The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Three: Minister Guilbeault Says Bill C-10 Contains Economic Thresholds That Limit Internet Regulation. It Doesn’t. 
The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Two: What the Government Doesn’t Say About Creating a “Level Playing Field”
