The National Post featured an op-ed from Jesse Kline over the weekend that notes “the essential question that must be addressed going forward is whether government regulation is needed to protect industries that have failed to innovate.” He says the answer is no.
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Crafting Copyright Policy to Create a Competitive Advantage
No Internet Lock-Down
Open Media has launched a new campaign against copyright reforms that threaten digital rights including the prospect of website blocking, Internet termination, and digital locks.
Ubisoft Games Won’t Work This Week
Entertainment software giant Ubisoft, who the Ontario government gave $263 million in 2009 to create 80 jobs per year over 10 years (or $328,750 per job), has advised its customers that its games may not work sometime this week due to its reliance on digital locks and the migration of […]
Beyond SOPA: ACTA, WIPO, and the Global Copyfight
Last week, I delivered a keynote address on copyright issues at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. The talk focused on the activism around SOPA and assessed the global strategies employed by the U.S. and copyright lobby groups of shifting away from WIPO toward closed negotiations such as the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
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