Industry Minister Tony Clement told a University of Alberta audience yesterday that “We asked (the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) to review their decision, and if they come back with the same decision the cabinet would overrule it because it wouldn’t be consistent with government policy…promoting competition and choice.” Clement […]
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OpenMedia.ca To Launch Stop the Meter Day of Action
OpenMedia.ca is holding a national Stop the Meter Day of Action on Saturday, February 26th. Details at their site.
Debating the Scope of the CRTC’s UBB Review
Mark Goldberg provides a helpful post with links to many submissions on the proposed scope of the CRTC’s usage based billing review.
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 […]
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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