Tonight I had the opportunity to participate in the copyright consultation roundtable in Gatineau. The roundtable was the largest and longest to-date – 20 participants with some of the most active copyright organizations in the country in attendance. I will follow this post with two more: one with my opening […]
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The Amazon Kindle and an Orwellian Misstep
For months many consumers have lamented the absence of the Kindle, Amazon’s popular electronic book reader, from the Canadian market. Now in its second version, the Kindle has proven to be a major success story in the United States with a loyal user base that relish the chance to wirelessly access books, periodicals, and web content on a single, sleek device. Yet as my weekly technology law column notes (Toronto Star version, homepage version) two recent controversies cast doubt on the Kindle and in the process highlighted how consumers may find themselves vulnerable as they embrace electronic books.
Access Copyright Warns On Copyright Consultation
On the day that Howard Knopf blogged about how Access Copyright is offering licences for public domain materials, BoingBoing points out that the copyright collective sent out a dire warning to its members. Copyright Debate Takes Aim at Your Livelihood claims that the online debate is "dominated by individuals who […]
CRTC Issues Questions for Federal Ct on ISPs and Broadcast Act
The CRTC has issued the question to the Federal Court of Appeal regarding the applicability of the Broadcasting Act to ISPs.
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Backbone Magazine names its second annual PICK 20 list of Canadian Web 2. 0 companies. I was pleased to serve on the judging panel.
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