Fair Dealing by Giulia Forsythe (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/dRkXwP

Fair Dealing by Giulia Forsythe (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/dRkXwP

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ComputerWorld Canada on Copyright Reform

ITWorld Canada features an editorial warning the technical community of the dangers of copyright reform, arguing that "a piece of legislation that views TPM circumvention in black and white will only harm Canadian industries and consumers, effectively trumping their fair use rights in the process. And fair dealing should be […]

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March 24, 2008 1 comment News

The CBC’s Next Great Way To Distribute Content

Appeared in the Toronto Star on March 24, 2008 as CBC Prime Time Ready for BitTorrent Last night, the CBC aired the finale of Canada's Next Great Prime Minister, a television program that attracted attention not only for its sizable audiences and the participation of several former Prime Ministers, but […]

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March 24, 2008 2 comments Columns Archive

Patry on Israel and the USTR

Bill Patry features a great blog posting on Israel, the USTR, and the IIPA.

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March 23, 2008 1 comment News

SAC Defends Its Proposal

Eddie Schwartz, the president of the Songwriters Association of Canada, responds to the recent National Post editorial criticizing the organization's proposal to fully legalize file sharing with a counterpoint editorial. 

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March 19, 2008 5 comments News

CBC To Release Program DRM-Free Via BitTorrent

Sources indicate that the CBC is set to become the first major North American broadcaster to freely release one of its programs without DRM using BitTorrent.  This Sunday, CBC will air Canada Next Great Prime Minister.  The following day, it plans to freely release a high-resolution version via peer-to-peer networks […]

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March 18, 2008 40 comments News