Following on my earlier posting, my Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, freely available version) advances my thoughts on how the Sony rootkit settlement could create the starting point for a model statute that protects against the misuse of TPMs. The column repeats my overview of the settlement including the […]
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Does This Sound Like a Troubled Industry?
The Canadian Press reports on the thriving Canadian indie music scene. Echoing a recent NY Times article, the report notes that indie labels do a better job of using the Internet and that they take risks that the major labels shy away from. Jeffrey Remedios, the co-founder of Arts & […]
New Hope for a New Year
Let me start by wishing everyone a safe, happy, and healthy new year. The new year starts with fresh hope for the kind of ambitious access programs that are desperately needed. The BBC again sets the standard with the release of nearly 80 news clips from leading stories over the […]
The Start of a DRM Protection Act
Reports today indicate that a provisional settlement has been reached in the U.S. Sony rootkit class actions. While the settlement still requires court approval, it makes for an interesting read since it may provide the starting point for a future statute that protects against the misuse of digital rights management […]
The Benefits of Copyright Reform
One of the responses to my post on the latest CRIA poll warns against referring to "copyright reform" just because Graham Henderson does in the CRIA release. While I obviously do not support Henderson' s view of changes to Canadian copyright law nor the efforts to prop up Sam Bulte […]