Mark Goldberg provides a helpful post with links to many submissions on the proposed scope of the CRTC’s usage based billing review.
Articles by: Michael Geist
Documentary Organization of Canada on C-32’s Digital Lock Rules: Denies Our Freedom of Speech
The Documentary Organization of Canada appeared before the C-32 committee last week and gave a strong presentation on the need for anti-circumvention exception for fair dealing, noting that the current approach raises free speech concerns: The intersection of fair dealing and documentary production has been at the heart of DOC’s […]
Spectrum Consultation Could Form Cornerstone of Digital Policy for Next Decade
Spectrum Consult Could Form Cornerstone of Digital Policy for Next Decade
Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 20, 2011 as What to do with the Newly Surplus TV Airwaves As public frustration with the state of telecommunications services such as Internet access and wireless competition mounts, a relatively obscure government consultation on spectrum deserves far more attention. Last November, Industry […]
IMSLP Faces Renewed Pressure From European Publishers
IMSLP, the International Music Score Library Project, is back in the news as the NY Times covers its popularity and pressure from some music score publishers. The site attracted significant attention in 2007 when it received takedown threats from some European publishers. Note that contrary to the NY Times characterization […]
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