The four major record labels that comprise the Canadian Recording Industry Association – EMI Music Canada Inc., Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., Universal Music Canada Inc. and Warner Music Canada Co. – have agreed to pay $45 million to settle one of the largest copyright class action lawsuits in Canadian […]
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Study Ranks Canada Last on Access to Information
A new study comparing five parliamentary democracies ranks Canada last on the effectiveness of its access to information legislation.
The Netflix Effect in Canada
Credit Suisse has conducted a study that unsurprisingly finds that Canadian ISP pricing leads to sticker shock for those subscribing to services such as Netflix. That will only continue with ISPs such as Primus and Shaw introducing new limits on their bandwidth caps.
FCC Launches Open Internet Apps Challenge
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has launched an Open Internet apps challenge, inviting the public to produce research and create apps that empower consumers to monitor and protect Internet openness.
Cambridge University Responds to Bank Card Takedown Demand
Earlier this week I posted on the UK Bank Card Association demand that Cambridge University take down a student research paper that the association said overstepped responsible disclosure. The University responds [PDF]: “you seem to think that we might censor a student’s thesis, which is lawful and already in the […]
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