Last week, I had the pleasure of delivering talks in Vancouver and Edmonton that reflected on the last year and the Canadian battle over copyright reform. A podcast of the Vancouver talk has been posted online. Update: A podcast of the Edmonton talk is now also available.
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Copyright Lobby Groups Gear Up For Further Reforms
With the government set to unveil its new cabinet tomorrow, a copyright reform bill will be back on the agenda. While copyright will presumably take a back seat to more pressing economic concerns, the campaign promise to reintroduce a bill means that the issue will not disappear. User groups were […]
MTV Launches Online Video Service
But the thousands of videos are geo-blocked from Canada.
Google Settles Book Search Litigation
Details on the settlement – which include $125 million payment and new sales of out-of-print books – here.
The DMCA Turns Ten
The U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act turns ten today. Postings here and here reflect on the legislation, while the EFF updates its report – Unintended Consequences: Ten Years Under the DMCA.
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