The EFF comments on Microsoft's decision to stop retreiving license keys for music that people have purchased starting August 31st. After that date, consumers that buy a new computer or upgrade their operating system will be forced to leave their music behind.

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eMusic Launches Canadian Site
eMusic, the popular online music service, has launched a Canadian subscription service that offers over 3.5 million songs without DRM.
The Copyright Myths
As part of Monday's Public Policy Forum's symposium on copyright, I was given the opportunity to deliver a short talk on copyright. I titled the talk "The Copyright Myths," a nod to the rhetoric around the copyright reform issue in Canada (for those who are wondering – the U.S. Ambassador […]
The Copyright Myths
As part of Monday's Public Policy Forum's symposium on copyright, I was given the opportunity to deliver a short talk on copyright. I titled the talk "The Copyright Myths," a nod to the rhetoric around the copyright reform issue in Canada (for those who are wondering – the U.S. Ambassador […]
The Copyright Myths
A presentation at the Public Policy Forum’s conference on intellectual property (listen at University of Ottawa).