Although Bill C-60 isn' t going anywhere given the current Parliamentary situation, digital copyright reform will be back once the dust settles. When it does, the proposed notice and notice system will undoubtedly come under attack, with groups such as CRIA arguing that a DMCA notice-and-takedown system (or even a […]
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Bad Timing
Canadian actors descended on Parliament Hill yesterday to make their case for greater government funding for Canadian television and movie productions. Not the best day to do so, however, since it coincided with the Auditor General' s report on Canadian cultural funding. The report makes for interesting reading as it […]
The Lasting Impact of Sony’s Rootkit
My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, freely available version, update: the BBC features an internationalized version) examines the controversy surrounding the Sony rootkit and its use of digital rights management. While in the short-term one of the world's best-known brands has suffered enormous damage, the longer-term implications are […]
The Canadian Connection to the Sony Rootkit
The fallout from Sony's digital rights management usage continues. A class action lawsuit has been launched in California, police authorities have been asked to investigate in Italy, and the issue is attracting enormous attention. EFF has revealed that there is a Canadian connection as well. At least two CDs using […]
The Canadian Move Toward Open Access
My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, freely available version) focuses on the recent message from national science advisor Dr. Arthur Carty who argued that scientific success increasingly depends upon fostering a "culture of sharing" based on open access models of communication that leverage the Internet to disseminate research […]
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