Yesterday's jury verdict in Minnesota is unsurprisingly generating an enormous amount of attention – a $220,000 damage award for sharing 24 songs will do that. While Declan McCullagh and Ray Beckerman provide some good analysis about why and what next, it is worth noting that the Canadian context is very […]
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CRIA To Promote Copyright “Education” Plan
CNET is reporting that Canada is in for another attempt to "educate" children about copyright. Despite the fact that both Captain Copyright and Fair-Share were recently shelved, CRIA is apparently anxious to work with provincial governments to develop copyright curriculum. Moreover, CRIA's Graham Henderson plans to target parents with messages […]
Justice Minister Announces Plans to Criminalize ID Theft
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has announced plans to criminalize identity theft. He said he would introduce legislation targeting the actual gathering and trafficking in credit card, banking and other personal data for the purposes of using it deceptively.
Radiohead’s Pay-As-You-Can
From Siberry to Radiohead.
Poll Finds Canadians Strongly Support Net Neutrality Legislation
A new poll by Leger Marketing (commissioned by eBay) finds that Canadians are generally unware of net neutrality issues, yet strongly support the principles that provide the foundation for net neutrality legislation. In particular, the survey found that: three in five Canadians concur that ISPs should be required to treat […]
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