Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 19, 2007 as Recording Industry's Off-Key Strategy Ten years ago, as the Internet began to mushroom in popularity and emerging technologies enabled consumers to make near-perfect copies of digital content, the recording industry embarked on a two-pronged strategy in response to the changing […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
Internet Privacy Symposium
The University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada are presenting a must-attend symposium on Internet privacy issues on Friday, February 23rd. Confirmed speakers include the Privacy Commissioner, Marc Rotenberg of EPIC, and many of Canada's leading privacy academics. No cost to attend. Details here.
Hollywood and DRM
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Hollywood movie studios are internally debating the merits of dropping DRM.
The Effectiveness of Notice and Notice
The CBC runs a story today on the growing use of "notice and notice" by copyright holders. Telus apparently sends out about a thousand notices each week, while the Business Software Alliance says it sent out 60,000 notifications to Canadians last year. These numbers are consistent with my own experience […]
RFID Fails To Generate Cost Savings
The Wall Street Journal has a revealing article on Wal-Mart's use of RFID tags. The article notes that the RFID implementation has failed to generate expected cost savings, noting that other RFID projects have faced similar hurdles.
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