If the Industry Canada study were not enough, CRIA has another explosive issue to address. Late Sunday, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters passed a unanimous resolution opposing CRIA's proposal for a new reproduction right tariff that it says will cost the industry an additional $50 million per year. The resolution […]
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There has unsurprisingly been a tremendous amount of coverage and online discussion regarding the economic study commissioned by Industry Canada that found that there is a positive correlation between file sharers and music purchasing. You can read the Globe, the Guardian, or hundreds of blogs on the topic. Or you […]
How the Internet On Cable Became the Internet as Cable
Appeared in the Toronto Star on November 5, 2007 as Broadcasters, ISPs Putting Up Internet Borders When Rogers Communications began promoting its Rogers@Home high-speed Internet service nearly a decade ago, the company branded it "the Internet on Cable." Years later, their service, as well as those of their competitors, is […]
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Perhaps this will get the Canadian government's attention about the need to address spam and phishing.
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