A commenter notes that the CBC has demanded that YouTube remove the video of its excellent story on Internet libel. The CBC is obviously within its rights to do so, yet it seems so unnecessary given that there was several weeks of work by the reporter, hours of time volunteered […]
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The CBC on Net Libel Chill
The National featured a lengthy report on Internet libel last night focusing on the Zeke's Gallery and Crookes' cases. The story, which did an excellent job of highlighting the core issues, has posted by LibelChill.ca on YouTube. I'm featured in the piece and wrote about these concerns earlier this year.
CBC on Counterfeit Culture
Several people have pointed to this CBC multimedia report on counterfeiting, that includes the dubious claim that 40% of pirated DVDs originate in Canada (double what the CMPDA told a House of Commons committee).
CBC’s Exposure
CBC has launched an interesting new program that combines online and offline. Exposure encourages people to post their own videos (I did so for Putting Piracy in Perspective) and it plans to air some of the videos on the main network starting later this month.
CBC.ca on Wikipedia
CBC.ca examines Wikipedia and the willingness of courts and law enforcement to rely on it.
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