Tag: Copyright
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C-61 in Canada – A YouTube Documentary
C-61 died with the last election, but it might raise it’s ugly head again as the government has basically stayed the same. This is a great look at the issue in 11min 20secs. Thanks to Harold Jarche for the heads up (via twitter). Digging around my RSS reader (yeah I still do that old RSS…
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Thoughts on Audio and Video
It is interesting to see that Hollywood has had its head in the sand for the last few years as the Music industry has been dealing with pirates and is only now starting to try to put the genie back into the bottle (NYT). Worried more about streaming than downloading, the Studios seem to be…
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A great primer on Copyright
Ideas presents “Who owns Ideas“. A great primer for copyright and what some of the issues are. I think this would be a great tool for students/teachers in schools – social studies and teacher PD in particular.
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Bad Rogers II & Copyright
Well, it seems that Google isn’t overly happy with what Rogers did either when it plastered it’s own content on the Google search page. Between this and the new copyright bill, it seems that the Harper government is leading Canada down a cloning road to match the conditions in the US. Thankfully, the copyright bill…
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Le Devoir – Personal Piracy Permitted (in Canada)
Hat tip to Wade… According to the paper (translated): … the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) had given up for several months, was told Le Devoir. It now closes its eyes to this type of criminal behavior. “Piracy [music over the Internet or other media] for personal use is no longer targeted,” said in an…