I speak to Jesse Brown on Bill C-32 and the prospect that it will become law in this week’s Search Engine podcast.
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Writers Guild of Canada on Digital Locks in C-32
The Writers Guild of Canada posts its views on Bill C-32. While I disagree with several of its positions, it is good to see a writer’s group be honest about the impact of digital locks: The only option that Bill C-32 offers creators is digital locks, which freezes current revenue […]
U.S. Government Has Posted 274,000 Data in 18 Months
The NY Times runs an interview with U.S. Chief Technology Officer Vivek Kunra, who notes that the open government effort to make data sets publicly available has grown from 47 data sets in May 2009 to 274,000 today.
Rogers Wants Spectrum Auction Accelerated, Warns Against New Entrant Assistance
The National Post reports that Rogers wants to accelerate the pace of the next spectrum auction, but is also warning against efforts to promote new entrants.
The U.S. Influence on Bill C-32 Hits House of Commons Debate
This bill was developed for the big American film and video game companies, and digital locks meet most of their needs. For these big American and European film and video game companies, the government did a good job.
That theme continued in day two of the debate in this exchange between the NDP and the Liberals:
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