Post Tagged with: "copyright"

SCC To Release Robertson Decision on Thursday

The Supreme Court of Canada has announced that it will release its decision in Robertson v. Thompson, the long-running freelance copyright case, on Thursday morning.

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October 7, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

Weatherall on Australian Copyright Exceptions

Kim Weatherall analyzes the proposed Australian reforms to their copyright exceptions.

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October 5, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

Canton on DRM

David Canton, a London, Ontario lawyer who writes a regular technology law column, has a strong piece this week on DRM.

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September 27, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

Sony Hit With Privacy and Consumer Protection Complaints

As Sony seeks court approval of its class action settlement today (word is that the judge took note of the objections to the settlement and asked the parties to go back and try to address the concerns, likely leading to some modest amendments), CIPPIC has filed an avalanche of complaints […]

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September 21, 2006 1 comment News

30 Days of DRM: 30 Things You Can Do

Update (December 3, 2007) – I have posted a newly updated version of what you can do in light of the forthcoming Canadian DMCA. The posting includes a YouTube video, a Facebook group, and updated contact information.

Update (November 29/07): With a Canadian DMCA seemingly imminent, the importance of speaking out has never been more important. Some details on the likely new bill can be found here.  I've updated the 30 Things You Can Do to reflect the new Ministers. 

The House of Commons is back in session and, as I promised last month, the 30 Days of DRM project has now concluded.  The postings remain accessible via the 30 Days of DRM page, the wiki, and a new PDF version that incorporates all postings into a single document.

The project generated considerable commentary online and lots of email offline.  The most frequently asked question provides reason for optimism as many people simply asked "what can I do?"  I typically responded that the best starting point was to write to their local Member of Parliament.  Upon reflection, there is more that can be done and to that end, I offer up 30 things you can do about the issues raised by the 30 days of DRM project.

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September 18, 2006 21 comments News