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

Copyright

The National Post on Liberating Music

The National Post runs a lead editorial applauding the move away from DRM in the music industry that now includes the Warner Music Group.  The editorial concludes that: In this digital age when consumers continually add to and update existing formats for playing music, record companies that sell DRM-free music […]

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December 30, 2007 2 comments News

“Anything is Better Than The U.S.’s Restrictive, Lawsuit-Heavy Model”

So says Mike Doherty of the National Post.

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December 30, 2007 1 comment News

David Byrne on the Music Industry

A must-read in Wired on why this is the best of times for musicians.

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December 30, 2007 1 comment News

Spanish Parliament Passes New Private Copying Levy

Billboard describes the new levy – which covers MP3 players and USB memory cards – as a $46 million Christmas present to the music industry.

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December 30, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Big Day for Fair Copyright

Friday was a big day for fair copyright in Canada as the Canadian Library Association, the Canadian Music Creators Coalition, and CIPPIC all lent their voice to the call for fair copyright in Canada and for the need for broad consultation before introducing a new copyright bill. Update: The Globe […]

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December 21, 2007 Comments are Disabled News