Net Neutrality And Creative Freedom (Tim Wu at re:publica 2010) by 
Anna Lena Schiller (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/7VfazT

Net Neutrality And Creative Freedom (Tim Wu at re:publica 2010) by Anna Lena Schiller (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/7VfazT

Net Neutrality

Behind the Scenes of the CBC BitTorrent Experiment

Two must-read articles on the CBC BitTorrent experiment – a CBC article on how ISP traffic shaping is limiting the ability of Canadians to reasonably download the episode and Guinevere Orvis posts the inside story on how CBC gave the go-ahead (hat tip – BoingBong).

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March 26, 2008 1 comment News

How Non-Net Neutrality Affects Businesses

With much talk of Bell throttling, this piece from the CEO of Glance Networks is timely as it highlights the damage created by such practices.

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March 26, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Bell Secretly Throttling Wholesale Internet Services? – UPDATED

Internet chat boards are buzzing with concerns that Bell has begun throttling Internet traffic for its wholesale services.  In other words, third party ISPs that buy their connectivity from Bell ("resellers") are being left with irate customers who are suddenly subject to packet shaped services.  Apparently Bell did not inform […]

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March 24, 2008 79 comments News

The CBC’s Next Great Way To Distribute Content

My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) focuses again on the CBC's decision to distribute the finale of Canada's Next Great Prime Minister without DRM on BitTorrent. The use of BitTorrent may come as a surprise to those who mistakenly equate file sharing solely with infringing activities.  BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer technologies are finding increasing favour with legitimate businesses attracted to its ability to distribute content in an efficient, cost-effective fashion. 

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March 24, 2008 6 comments Columns

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