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Montreal Police Arrest Man For Camcording In Theatre

Nearly five months after it took effect, police in Montreal have made their first arrest using the new Criminal Code anti-camcording provisions.

November 15, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — News

The Next Billion Internet Users

I'm currently in Rio, Brazil for the Internet Governance Forum. This Associated Press story captures the most challenging question of the event – how does the network deal with the next billion Internet users?

November 13, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — News

CMRRA and CRIA Strike New Licensing Deal

The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. and CRIA have entered into a new mechanical licensing agreement that runs until 2012.

November 13, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — News

CRIA Sings Same Song in Private Copying Submission

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, […]

November 13, 2007 — 7 comments — News

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 […]

November 13, 2007 — 23 comments — News