Dierdre McMurdy reports on the consumer cost associated with the forthcoming copyright bill. Update: McMurdy also has a piece in the Ottawa Citizen that focuses on the copy-fight.
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Oregon State A.G. Says RIAA May Be Spying on Students
P2Pnet has coverage and the court filing.
The Making of Canada’s Copyright Bill
Great parody of the making of the forthcoming copyright bill that rings a bit too close to reality.
Globe Then Says Fear the Pirates
This morning the Globe and Mail has published a story on its front page on the first arrest under the new anti-camcording provision. The same arrest (arrest, not conviction) that was reported and blogged about two weeks ago. Update: Appropriation Art files a complaint over similar coverage at CTV, while […]
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