Reuters is reporting that the UK government has rejected pressure from the music industry to extend the term of copyright associated with sound recordings.
Articles by: Michael Geist
FreeDominion Hit With Human Rights Complaint
FreeDominion.ca has been hit with a human rights complaint. The complaint arises from a post that allegedly attacks Muslims.
VANOC Looking for Word Watchdog
Fresh off its legislative success, the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee is now looking for a company to "trawl the Internet, scour the media and be on the lookout for any kind of unauthorized use of protected words and symbols."
Facebook Growth in Canada
Thought Balloons has a great chart breaking down Facebook's growth in Canada over the past three months.
CBC on Counterfeit Culture
Several people have pointed to this CBC multimedia report on counterfeiting, that includes the dubious claim that 40% of pirated DVDs originate in Canada (double what the CMPDA told a House of Commons committee).
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