Those that thought that interest in the copyright reform issue would disappear after the holidays have been in for quite a surprise. The year ended with television coverage on the Hour and front page coverage of copyright in the Globe and Mail ("Ottawa Accused of Caving in to Hollywood on […]
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Toronto Star on “Fencing Off the English Language”
The Toronto Star features an article on how private interests have been using trademark and copyright to fence off the English language.
Mainstream Media Picks Up Where It Left Off on Copyright
CRIA Calls SAC P2P Proposal A “Pipe Dream”
CRIA's Graham Henderson has told Reuters that the Songwriters Association of Canada's proposal to fully legalize P2P is a "pipe dream" and that CRIA is reluctant to get involved.
Canadian Digital Music Sales Outperform the U.S. – Again
Nielsen SoundScan Canada is out today with the 2007 Canadian music sales data. Despite the repeated sky-is-falling claims from CRIA, the actual data keeps telling a different story. In 2006, Canadian digital music sales grew at 122 percent, far faster than either the U.S. or Europe. Over the past twelve […]
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