Sources indicate that there may be a new business IP coalition on the way, presumably to counter the Business Coalition for Balanced Copyright. The BCBC, which includes a who's who of telecommunications, Internet, broadcast, and retail companies, has called on the government to adopt a balanced approach that addresses fair […]
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CMEC On Fair Dealing
The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada has published its third bulletin on copyright reform, this time explaining why it believes fair dealing is insufficient for its needs and that an Internet exception for education is the better approach. The bulletin highlights again how CMEC and its allies have failed […]
E-Publishing and the Law
Last week I gave a public lecture for the Canadian Journalism Foundation titled E-Publishing and the Law. Roger Cullman provides a good summary at the BlogTO site.
EyeWeekly on the CRIA AudioMaxxx Mess
EyeWeekly reviews last week's odd series of events involving CRIA's release and retraction about AudioMaxxx.
MPAA Against Net Neutrality
Jon Healey points to a speech yesterday by MPAA President Dan Glickman in which he attacks net neutrality rules as "government regulation of the Internet" that represents a threat to the motion picture industry.
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