Waxy.org has produced a detailed look at movie piracy, pointing the range of sources for unauthorized copies of major films. While camcord versions are part of the story, the leaks clearly come from many other sources including screener copies and DVD leaks.
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Tech Law Column in the Vancouver Sun
I am delighted to report that the Vancouver Sun, the largest paper in Vancouver, has picked up my weekly law and technology column. The column will run in the business section each Tuesday.
Facebook’s Million Voices Against FARC
While the growth of Fair Copyright for Canada has been a good story in Canada as the group is about to pass 40,000 members, the Christian Science Monitor has a remarkable story about the One Million Voices Against FARC Facebook group that has grown to 270,000 members in one month […]
Michigan Surpasses Million Digitized Books
The University of Michigan has announced that is has passed the million mark in its digitization initiative.
Microsoft Misleads on Copyright Reform
The Hill Times this week includes an astonishingly misleading and factually incorrect article on Canadian copyright written by Microsoft. The most egregious error comes in the following paragraph which attempts to demonstrate why Microsoft thinks reform is needed:
Imagine you're an aspiring author who decides to self-publish on the internet in hopes of supporting yourself and catching the eye of a publishing house. Now imagine someone hacks into your website and accesses your work and begins using the ideas expressed in your work for their own commercial benefit. You should be protected, right? In Canada, you are not.
Actually, you are protected.
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