On a day when Sony settled yet another legal proceeding against it over the rootkit fiasco, the Canadian Music Creators Coalition are making news. The organization unveiled a new website and called attention to Canada's record setting year in digital sales last year, picking up on the fact that Canadian […]
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My apologies for problems associated with the site earlier today. The heavy traffic that resulted from the Windows Vista article took the site offline for much of the morning. Moreover, some of the recent comments may have been lost in the process, though we're working to restore as much as […]
New Yorker on Google Book Search
The New Yorker explores the legal controversies behind Google Book Search.
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