Readers of this blog will recall that CRIA broke from the Canadian Private Copying Collective earlier this fall by seeking leave to intervene in a federal court case where it will oppose the expansion of the private copying levy. CRIA identified seven objections to the Copyright Board's iPod levy decision, […]
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Rogers’ Funny Math on MP3 Player
A blog reader notes that Rogers is currently promoting a new Sony Ericsson phone that features an 8 GB MP3 player. The company claims that allows users to stuff up to 10,000 songs on the device. It is unclear how they arrive at that number but it is obviously wrong […]
Politics Trumps Policy as Copyright Bill Approaches
The Hill Times features a special op-ed this week (HT version (sub required), homepage version) that I wrote on the recent Statistics Canada and Industry Canada studies on the music industry. With independent data now confirming that the Canadian music industry is enjoying healthy profits and that Internet file sharing […]
RCMP Says It Doesn’t Target Music Downloaders
Recent comments from the RCMP about their IP enforcement priorities are attracting considerable attention. The head of federal investigations last week acknowledged that infringement for personal use is no longer targeted (if it ever was). Instead, the RCMP prioritizes health and safety issues such as fake medicines or unsafe electrical […]
DRM-Free Music Outsells Protected Songs Four to One
Ars Technica reports on the data from 7 Digital, a UK digital music store.
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