Wednesday, December 31, 2008

The Thawing Out of Robert W. Service

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On the stroke of midnight tonight, it will be legal in Canada to reproduce the rest of this iconic poetic tale by Robert W. Service, (Januar...
Friday, December 19, 2008

Les Miserables - Free At Last?

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It's good to learn that moral rights have expired in France in Hugo's Les Miserables - a mere 123 years after his death. A French ...
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RIAA Abandons Mass Litigation? - The Good and the Bad News

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There’s a story today in the Wall Street Journal that the RIAA is about to “abandon” its mass litigation campaign that has so far scored, ...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

More Copyright Consultations in UK...

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(Tod Baker, CC License) (Little Tufty, one of the IPKat bloggers, is keeping an eye on one of the entertainment industry lobbyists who is ma...
Monday, December 15, 2008

Google and Lessig on Net Neutrality

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Is Google changing its tune on net neutrality? The Wall Stree Journals seems to be so so suggesting in a widely linked and discussed artcicl...
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Congrats to Paul Schaeffer, C.M.

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This great Canadian performer has just been awarded the Order of Canada and has now been the band leader on the David Letterman Show since...

Gowers on UK Term Extension Capitulation

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Mr. Gowers is not impressed by the British Government's capitulation to the record industry on term extension for sound recordings: P ol...
Friday, December 12, 2008

More on Satire and Parody and the Need for Legislation in Canada

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Prof. D’Agostino has posted a thoughtful comment , with which I respectfully disagree, on my posting from yesterday on the BC parody case. ...
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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Parody Defence Not Available according to BC Court

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The Tyee reports on a copyright case involving alleged infringement of a Canwest newspaper in which the defendant pleaded that the material ...
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The Great Canadian CD Levy Inrease - 2008

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I was interviewed today at some length by the Calgary radio station AM 770 CHQR about the levy increase. Hear it here at about 07:30 minute...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Music As Torture- and the Bands Played On

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The use of music as torture by the Americans is still going on, according to this article. Many musicians are upset about this. Some think i...
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Trademark Info Corp - Don't Pay These People

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An organization named Trademark Info Corp is sending out a document to Canadian registered trade-mark owners offering "publication of p...
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Suggestion for Obama Foreign Policy on IP

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Here's a provocative op-ed in the Mercury suggesting that the new US Obama administration should be less aggressive on IP in US foreign...
Friday, December 05, 2008

Levy Increase

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The Copyright Board has raised the levy on blank CD-R, CD-RW, CD-R Audio, CD-RW Audio or MiniDisc to $0.29 from $0.21 each. According to the...
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Thursday, December 04, 2008

Lord Justice Jacob on Patent Law and the Pied Piper

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In the honourable tradition of expert British Judges who speak their mind when helpful on public policy issues, Lord Justice Jacob - who had...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

IP & THE ECONOMY - Never Allow a Crisis to Go to Waste

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Most governments are now taking decisive steps towards decisions on and implementation of major stimulus/investment packages to rescue, res...

Sir Hugh Laddie 1946-2008

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(UCL & Telegraph) Sir Hugh Laddie has died, following an illness that he fought as only he could. This is ...
Thursday, November 27, 2008

Getty's Antics and Tactics in the UK

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From The Guardian, Nov. 27, 2008: Is a picture really worth £1,000? A church and small businesses are just some of those accusing picture ag...

Conviction in MySpace impersonation/suicide case

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NY Times reports: LOS ANGELES — A federal jury here issued what legal experts said was the country’s first cyberbullying verdict Wednesday, ...

Dr. Seuss or Dr. Sues?

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It is reported that: The city of Louisville is scrapping plans to use the iconic Dr. Seuss village and characters as part of its annual Ch...