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The Making of Canada’s Copyright Bill

Great parody of the making of the forthcoming copyright bill that rings a bit too close to reality.

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November 29, 2007 2 comments News

Canada to Create Spectrum Set Aside in Wireless Auction

Industry Minister Jim Prentice has just announced that the government will put in place measures as part of the forthcoming spectrum auction to encourage greater competition within the Canadian wireless market.  Prentice acknowledged that Canadian wireless pricing is too high, particularly for data.  Accordingly, they will set aside a significant […]

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November 28, 2007 16 comments News

Globe Then Says Fear the Pirates

This morning the Globe and Mail has published a story on its front page on the first arrest under the new anti-camcording provision.  The same arrest (arrest, not conviction) that was reported and blogged about two weeks ago. Update: Appropriation Art files a complaint over similar coverage at CTV, while […]

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November 28, 2007 2 comments News

Globe Says “Don’t Fear the Pirates”

The Globe and Mail on why the music industry may "claim that downloads are destroying the business, every indication is that they're wrong."

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November 27, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Verizon To Offer Open Network in 2008

Verizon Wireless has announced that it plans to open its network next year, offering consumers the ability to use any product and any application that meets certain technical standards. A huge development that highlights how fast this market is changing and how far behind Canada will fall unless there are […]

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November 27, 2007 2 comments News