The politics of C-32
The following was posted as a comment on the Maclans education blog.I have to really wonder about the politics of C-32.There are two issues which are getting undeserved attention.read more
View ArticleAn honest expansion of cinema into the home
I have never hidden that I consider so-called Digital Rights Management (DRM) to be dishonest, often calling it Dishonest Relationship Misinformation. I have also suggested that fairness is a matter of...
View ArticleSmoke and mirrors from Clement and Moore
Today Ministers Clement and Moore had a little show in Ottawa's Rideau Center where they made statements about the so-called "iPod tax". (See press release)I find it frustrating that the Ministers...
View ArticleThe property rights statements I wish opposition parties were making.
Since Michael Geist had fun with a derivative of the statements from Ministers tony Clement and James Moore, I thought I would do the same.While I am not a fan of levies on devices, I consider this a...
View ArticleComments on Liberals' propose amendments to copyright bill C-32
The Liberal party has sent out a release where they propose amendments to copyright bill C-32. Overall I think it is a positive direction they are taking, but the devil may be in the details. I know I...
View ArticleComments from Australian and Canadian artists on the controversial art resale...
One of the Liberal party proposed amendments to C-32 is to "Introduce a new resale right on art, similar to European laws". I believe it is important for Canadians thinking about copyright policy to...
View ArticleCopyright related policy discussion for 2010
(This article originally posted to CLUE's blog)For New Years eve I thought I would be useful to visit our Copyright-related Policy summary in the context of events in 2010. After a summary I will offer...
View Article'Tis the season... to sign better petitions
Mike De Souza blogged about a petition from Bloc Québécois heritage critic Carole Lavallée. While I haven't seen the exact text of the petition, I can speculate that it is against the compromise...
View ArticleAnti-competition everywhere in Canadian telecom/broadcast sectors.
I'm not a proud Canadian these days. It seems that everywhere I look I see some monopolist trying to wipe out free markets in Canada, and not enough government intervention to protect the market. There...
View ArticleIs passing 'any' copyright bill better than passing 'no' copyright bill?
I was sent a link to some interesting Canadian Copyright debate related cartoons by Rob Labossiere. While I liked the cartoons, something said in the text around the cartoons caught my eye even...
View ArticleTechnology issues in Budget 2011?
I haven't read Budget 2011, and would like to hear in comments what people think.I read on Twitter a few times about a mention of Copyright legislation under "Recent Federal Initiatives in Support of...
View ArticleMP vows to quickly revive Copyright Bill in next Parliament
A Hill Times article discusses copyright, including some interesting quotes from Mr. Dean Del Mastro."If we want to maintain good trade relationships with the United States, if we want to be able to...
View ArticleKitchener-Waterloo Debates and C-32
Reading message from the Kitchener-Waterloo Linux Users Group, I'm learning that non-owner locks protected by the Conservatives in C-32 is turning out to be an election issue.A video of a debate...
View ArticleIndustry Minister misinterprets "Who is Candice Hoeppner" letter.
In May I sent a Who is the Candice Hoeppner for information technology owners letter to each MP. The following reply from The Honourable Christian Paradis, P.C., M.P. indicates that he didn't...
View ArticlePro-infringement lawyers smear Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
By now many will have heard about the campaign by a group of lawyers to smear the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), making allegations about the process that was used to create a submission to government...
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