In April 2004, the Liberal government released a report on Canada’s National Security Policy that included plans to establish a public-private cybersecurity task force. More than two years later, it appears that the Conservative government is preparing to follow through on that commitment by launching its own task force. Although […]
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Canadian Students Speak Out on Copyright
The Canadian Federation of Students, which represents more than 500,000 university and college students across Canada, has released a public letter to Ministers Oda and Bernier on copyright reform. The CFS identifies five issues of concern. Anti-circumvention legislation – the CFS recognizes the dangers associated with DRM and argues that […]
European Commission Online Film Charter
The European Commission has released an online film charter to coincide with the Cannes Film Festival. The Charter makes for an interesting read as it includes supportive comments for P2P distribution and non-commercial initiatives such as the BBC Creative Archive.
The Rise of eMusic
Great article from ArsTechnica on eMusic, the DRM-free alternative that has grown into the second-largest online music seller behind Apple iTunes.
CIRPA at the CRTC
While I have posted on CRIA’s performance at the CRTC, MisterBryans points out that CIRPA’s executive director was simply embarrassing in responding to a question on making commercial radio more multicultural.
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