Post Tagged with: "copyright"

30 Days of DRM

Many people are still in summer mode, but the Canadian copyright rumour mill suggests that there is a lot happening behind the scenes with a copyright bill quite possibly a top priority once the fall session begins in 31 days.  While there was much to criticize about Bill C-60 (the […]

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August 18, 2006 10 comments News

Captain Copyright Goes Offline

Earlier this week, I wrote that if Access Copyright was serious about relaunching the Captain Copyright site, that it would take the site offline while it is being reworked, drop the linking policy, and identify its advisory board that will be asked to ensure that the site is balanced.  Today, […]

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August 17, 2006 2 comments News

CBC’s Contrarians on Copyright

The Contrarians ran a good program on copyright today (I was among the guests interviewed). You can catch it again on Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Update: An MP3 version of the program is now online.

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August 8, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

RCMP Lays Charges Over Karaoke Copyright Infringement

And they actually thought it warranted a press release.

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July 27, 2006 4 comments News

WaPo on the RIAA

Steve Pearlstein, a Washington Post business columnist, calls for "pruning of overgrown copyright laws."

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July 19, 2006 1 comment News