This week the Business Software Alliance published a new study which purports to estimate the economic gain from a ten percent reduction in piracy of business software. For Canada, the BSA claims that the reduction would create over 6,000 new jobs and generate billions in GDP and tax revenue. Given […]
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The Digital TV Transition – A Spark Interview
I participated in an interview on the Canadian digital tv transition together with Bill St. Arnaud for CBC’s Spark. The full podcast interview is available here.
ACTA Negotiations – Start September 23rd, No Firm End Date
Open Rights Group met with UK officials on ACTA this week and reports that negotiations on the next round will begin next week in Tokyo. Officials say that the negotiations will begin on September 23rd and that the U.S. hopes to keep talking until a deal is done.
CRIA President: C-32’s Statutory Damages Reform a Licence to Steal
CRIA President Graham Henderson had some noteworthy comments on copyright reform in an article just published by Grammy.com. While unsurprisingly supportive of Bill C-32, Henderson expressed specific concern about changes to the statutory damages provision. After the government faced criticism for its $500 cap on downloading damages in Bill C-61, […]
Cdn Music Industry Assoc Chair: Format Shifting, User Generated Content Keep Piracy Sites Going
J.P. Ellson, the Chair of the Canadian Council of Music Industry Association and board member of the industry’s Balanced Copyright for Canada site, makes some rather surprising claims in a post urging Canadians to join the BCFC cause. After the usual industry talking points on C-32, Ellson implausibly argues: Among […]
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