Yesterday I posted a link to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association's letter to the editor responding to my recent text-message column. The letter claims that my comment that "consumers pay more, but get less" is inaccurate. Yet consider the claims made in the letter: "recent figures from Merrill Lynch confirm […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
HNIC, the CBC, and Copyright
The Tea Makers features an exhaustive examination of the copyfight over the Hockey Night in Canada theme song.
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 38: TPMs – No DRM Regulatory Authority
One of the ongoing concerns with anti-circumvention provisions is the prospect that the legal rules create incentives to use – and possibly misuse – DRM. France, which many people hold up as an example of a country that prioritizes copyright and creator protection, has many of the same concerns about […]
Canwest Covers Bell PVR and C-61 Issue
Canwest covers the Bell "record forever" PVR issue and the effect of Bill C-61. Update: Additional coverage from Le Journal de Montreal.
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