Post Tagged with: "copyright"

Evolution of the Music Industry

On the heels of my column this week on the music industry, there are several articles discussing related developments. The LA Times discusses efforts by one ISP to create a licensed, internal P2P service with agreements in place with both Sony and EMI, while the NY Times reports that the […]

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February 20, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

U.S. Movie Studios Kill ACTRA Deal

While the U.S. movie studios demand that Canada reform its copyright laws, the Canadian Press reports that they just killed a negotiated labour settlement that was to have provided new rights and compensation to Canadian performers.  Justice Minister Rob Nicholson might want to remind them of that the next time […]

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February 20, 2007 1 comment News

Another Day, Another Movie Statistic

The NY Times reports on the Canadian camcording issue, using the figure of "30 – 40 percent" of pirated DVDs sourced to Canada.  Moreover, there now yet another reason for why the Canadian camcording is a particular problem – "industry officials acknowledge that Canadian pirates offer technically superior work."

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February 20, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Recording Industry’s Digital Strategy Out of Tune

Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 19, 2007 as Recording Industry's Off-Key Strategy Ten years ago, as the Internet began to mushroom in popularity and emerging technologies enabled consumers to make near-perfect copies of digital content, the recording industry embarked on a two-pronged strategy in response to the changing […]

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February 19, 2007 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

Hollywood and DRM

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Hollywood movie studios are internally debating the merits of dropping DRM.

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February 16, 2007 Comments are Disabled News