P2PNet scores an interview with the controversial Allofmp3.com.
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Finland Court on Effective Copyright Protection
Lots of interest in a new decision from the Helsinki District Court, which has ruled the copy-protection system for DVDs, known as CSS, is not an effective TPM and therefore circumventing it does not constitute infringement.
Liberals Join Criticism of Oda
While the NDP has leading the criticism of Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda, the Liberals jumped in over the weekend with the focus on support for major Quebec cultural events. Update: All parties joined in the criticism today with both the Bloc and NDP blistering Oda over the failure to […]
Another Facebook Ban
Stephen Taylor and David Akin report that the Conservatives have banned Facebook for ministerial exempt staff.
Will The Next Copyright Bill Pass Constitutional Scrutiny?
My colleague Jeremy deBeer has been the leading voice questioning whether anti-circumvention legislation – the legal protection for DRM that is often described as "para-copyright" – is constitutional, given that the potential rules arguably involve property rights (which falls under provincial jurisdiction) far more than traditional copyright (a federal matter). […]