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Internet Connectivity in Canada

The CRTC today released a report on the state of competition in the Canadian telecommunications market. The report contains some terrific data on the wireline, wireless, and Internet markets.  Some of the report confirms the obvious –  revenues from the Internet continue to grow at an impressive rate, while long […]

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October 31, 2005 1 comment News

A Revealing DRM Story

Barry Ritholtz posts a revealing story on his experience this weekend trying to purchase a copy-controlled CD.  As Ritholtz notes, it is difficult to decide which part of the story is stranger – the fact that the band doesn't want its work copy-controlled and did not provide permission for the […]

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October 31, 2005 4 comments News

Internet Age Advice for the CBC

My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, freely available version) reflects on the current debate on the future of the CBC and public broadcasting in Canada. I argue that missing from much of the dialogue has been the recognition that technology and the Internet may provide the CBC with […]

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October 30, 2005 Comments are Disabled Columns

On the Legislative Front

For those not closely tracking Hansard and government releases, there have been some noteworthy developments and non-developments in recent days.  Bill C-37, the do-not-call bill, is racing through the Senate.  The bill is already at second reading with some commentary from the Senators.  No word on whether additional hearings on […]

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October 28, 2005 Comments are Disabled News

The Real Story Behind Statscan’s Recording Industry Numbers

Statistics Canada is out today with a report on the state of the recording industry.  The news is not good as the government' s statistics agency reports that the Canadian recording industry experienced its worst performance in six years in 2003. While this is old news – similar numbers have […]

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October 26, 2005 2 comments News