"Bill C-61 was tabled last week, and according to Industry Minister Jim Prentice it is a "win-win" bill. I suppose it is if you consider the winners to be the government and a segment of the entertainment industry. If you consider the public and the rest of the entertainment industry, […]
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NTT To Impose Upload Broadband Limits
NTT, a leading Japanese ISP, plans to establish a new daily upload limit for subscribers. The limit? 30 gigabytes per day. There is no cap on downloads.
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61 Reforms to C-61, Day 3: Format Shifting Subject to Digital Lock Provision
Yesterday's reform focused on one key limitation in the format shifting provision, namely the odd limitation of the format shifting provision to videocassettess. Today's reform picks up on what will be a consistent theme throughout this series – the subordination of any consumer rights to the digital lock. Indeed, virtually […]
61 Reforms to C-61, Day 3: Format Shifting Subject to Digital Lock Provision
Yesterday's reform focused on one key limitation in the format shifting provision, namely the odd limitation of the format shifting provision to videocassettess. Today's reform picks up on what will be a consistent theme throughout this series – the subordination of any consumer rights to the digital lock. Indeed, virtually […]
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