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Piercing the peer-to-peer myths: An examination of the Canadian Experience

Piercing the peer-to-peer myths: An examination of the Canadian Experience

Piercing the Peer-to-Peer Myths: An Examination of the Canadian Experience, First Monday, volume 10, number 4 (April 2005) (2005)

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May 1, 2005 2 comments Scholarship

Japenese Study Finds No Negative Impact From P2P

A Keio University economics professor recently released research (Japanese report) that indicates that the use of "Winny", the most popular P2P application in Japan, has no effect on CD sales. In fact, the study found that P2P helps to promote music sales and allows for new music discovery were indicated by the research.

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March 27, 2005 Comments are Disabled News

P2P and Private Copying

With the appeal of the BMG v. Doe case scheduled for next month, it is interesting to see developments in Europe this week that also seek to protect individual file sharers who download for personal, non-commercial purposes.

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March 17, 2005 Comments are Disabled News

P2P Goes to the Movies

The Vancouver Sun ran a story over the weekend on the growing popularity of downloading movies on P2P networks. The article notes that movie swapping is still tiny in comparison to music, but that it may grow in the future.

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March 14, 2005 1 comment News

P2P, Copyright and the Canadian Music Industry

Professor Geist appeared on Canada's Business Report, a nationally syndicated radio program on Thursday, January 27th to discuss P2P, copyright and the Canadian music industry. The audio of the appearance (roughly 11 minutes into the broadcast) will be online for a short period of time.

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January 28, 2005 Comments are Disabled Audio