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Category Archives: copyright
Basskin Misrepresents Media Levy
David Basskin, Director of the CanadianPrivate Copying Collective, has written a letter to the Star in response to Michael Geist’s earlier comments about the media levy and its prospects of its being extended to mp3 players and perhaps even computer … Continue reading
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Bad Law
The peace and wellbeing of society is harmed by laws whose perceived unfairness or unenforceability reduces public respect for the law. In a large body of legislation it is hard to avoid parts which will appear unfair to some, but … Continue reading
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Media Company Thieves Coming Back For More
In TheStar.com – entertainment – Tax on MP3 players may return, David Basskin, director of the Canadian Private Copying Collective, is quoted as saying: “When you have bought a CD, you don’t own the music – you own the copy … Continue reading
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Big Guns Join Fight Against Illegal Copyright Notices
Michael Geist brings some good news in – Complaint Filed With FTC Over Copyright Notices. But it is a bit sad that it is only with the support of big businesses that there is any hope of defending public access … Continue reading
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Revisiting the Potential of Free Content ~ Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes
Revisiting the Potential of Free Content ~ Stephen’s Web ~ by Stephen Downes
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CRIA’s a liar
Michael Geist – CRIA’s “Unprecedented” Decline points out that the decline in sales bewailed by the Canadian Recording Industry Association in 2006 was due to the departure of several independent labels from the organization and not to file sharing as … Continue reading
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Telus Lies to Force Images off YouTube
Telus Cleanses Image on YouTube :: News :: thetyee.ca Although requiring a court order before penalties apply to the carrier would help avert this kind of abuse, the most important thing to do to protect public domain property (as well … Continue reading
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Media Company Thieves
Michael Geist – Canadians Overpay Millions on Private Copying Levy
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Yehuda: Canadian Copyright Code, in Verse
Yehuda: Canadian Copyright Code, in Verse
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RIAA copyright education contradictory, critics say | CNET News.com
RIAA copyright education contradictory, critics say | CNET News.com This CNetNews article (received via Stephen Downes) points out some of the lies told by Recording Industry advocates. By extending their campaign against “piracy” to become itself a theft of existing … Continue reading
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Michael Geist – 30 Days of DRM
Michael Geist – 30 Days of DRM
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EdTechPost: Blackboard Patent and Prior Art
Scott Leslie comments in his EdTechPost on the Blackboard Patent and Prior Art. I find the patenting of obvious and/or commonplace techniques and concepts to be grossly offensive and believe that I will now find it necessary to avoid any … Continue reading
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The Pig and the Box
Push the Third Button Twice: The Pig and the Box comes from ‘MCM’ in Victoria via Michael Geist and Stephen Downes. It’s about the despicable attempt by the Canadian Copyright Crew to introduce biased materials into the early education curriculum
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Captain Copyright Caught Copying
This is amusing but also frightening. Our public institutions are being blackmailed into paying huge fees to an organization which is aggressively promoting a wrong understanding of ethics and the law mainly for the benefit of institutions which have no … Continue reading
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