SOCAN has published its requested Tariff 22 rates dating back to 1996. There are several judicial review notices that have already been filed over the recent Copyright Board of Canada decision, so this tariff is still a long way from completion.
Articles by: Michael Geist
TiVo To Enter the Canadian Market
One week after my column asking for a legal TiVo in Canada, I got half my wish as TiVo's will soon be sold by several Canadian retailers. I suspect I'll have to wait much longer for a time shifting provision in Canadian copyright law.
Copyright Choices and Voices
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Private Email Not Always Hush Hush
Appeared in the Toronto Star on November 26, 2007 as Private Email Is Not Always Hush Hush Appeared in the Tyee on November 27, 2007 as Private E-mail Not Hush Hush This past September, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency launched "Operation Raw Deal", an initiative that targeted people purchasing raw […]
The Sky is Falling
The Sun Media papers begin a four day series on the music industry with comments from an insider that "CRIA always says the sky is falling. That's their role." The article notes that HMV Canada has seen CD sales increase by 15 percent over the past four years and that […]
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