Puretracks has announced that it has become the first Canadian digital music store to sell EMI's DRM-free MP3s. Moreover, the service is now open to Mac users.
Fair Dealing by Giulia Forsythe (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/dRkXwP
Copyright
What the Spring Legislation Might Mean, Part Two
The Washington Post features a story on a 19th year old who filmed a 20 second clip of Transformers in a theatre to show her brother. She now faces up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
Canadian Heritage Copyright Collective Study Released
The Canadian Heritage sponsored study on copyright collectives by C. Craig Parks has been publicly released. I blogged about an earlier version here.
Complaint Filed With FTC Over Copyright Notices
The Computer and Communications Industry Association, which includes Google, Microsoft, and other major tech companies, has filed a complaint in the U.S. with the Federal Trade Commission over the copyright notices used by sports leagues (the NFL and MLB are named), broadcasters, movie studios, and publishers. The gist of the […]
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