Saturday, February 28, 2009

Copyright Term Extension Notwithstanding the Evidence?

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Concerning term extension of sound recordings, the UK government as per Minister David Lammy has decided to ignore the Gowers Report that it...
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Friday, February 27, 2009

RIAA RIP?

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This blog normally doesn't deal with rumours. But this one about massive RIAA layoffs and possible reorganization and merger with IFPI a...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Authors Guild Views on "Kindle Swindle"

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Roy Blount, the President of the Authors Guild, has an op-ed in today's NY Times enticingly entitled "The Kindle Swindle?" It...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

Three Strikes Now Into Overtime in NZ

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The "three strikes" battle is now into overtime in New Zealand. Suddenly, the odds have turned around from what seemed like a done...
Saturday, February 21, 2009

Cutting at NRC & CISTI

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The Ottawa Citizen reports that the the NRC is cutting up to 300 jobs. NRC is Canada's acclaimed National Research Council. The cuts wi...
Friday, February 20, 2009

Cameras in the Courts

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There is a big debate in the First Circuit (Boston) over whether proceedings in the RIAA v. Tenenbaum case should be webcast. A hearing is ...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

A Responsible Journalism Defence in Canada?

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(revised and updated) A landmark libel case was heard today in the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") , argued by a broad range of m...
Monday, February 16, 2009

RIAA Propaganda - Grades 3-8

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In a school propaganda campaign that actually makes the late and unlamented Captain Copyright caper by Access Copyright seem almost reason...
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National Federation for the Blind and the Authors Guild

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Here's the American NFB (National Federal of the Blind press release re Kindle 2.0 and the Authors Guild statements. Re the Authors Gui...
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Arts Funding Fiasco Redux?

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Many believe that the Conservatives would have had a majority government last year but for certain comments about arts galas and a relativel...

Copyright and Canada's Trade Deficit - Cui Bono?

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Speaking of international trade, Canada has now posted its first trade deficit in 32 years . The amount was $458 million. It's interesti...

Protecting Against Protectionism

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A few days ago, I raised the question of whether America's promise that its "Buy America" provisions in its stimulus package w...
Friday, February 13, 2009

More Multiplicity of Multiple Copyright Tariffs?

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Last year, the Neighbouring Rights Coalition of Canada (“NRCC”) filed a proposed tariff that raised more than a few eyebrows. It seeks m...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Read My Lips: Don't Move Your Lips While Reading in Public

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Perhaps we need an annual award for the most excessive copyright claim of the year. Surely a contender for 2009 would be the Authors Guild ...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Fair(ey) Use of Obama Photo?

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New York Times , Mannie Garcia/Associated Press Here's a good article about the preemptive law suit (complaint is accessible through th...
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Thursday, February 05, 2009

Is Canada Protecting Itself From Protectionism?

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The Toronto Star is reporting that Stockwell Day is essentially already claiming victory in the business of the nearly trillion dollar “Buy ...
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Verrilli to DOJ - Three Strikes?

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President Obama has just appointed another big time content industry lawyer to DOJ. Donald Verrilli , of Jenner and Block, who fought and w...
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Our Neighbour and Neighboring Rights

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Billboard reports that: As expected , the Performance Right Act has been reintroduced jointly to Congress today with Senator Patrick Leahy ...
Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Peeking at ACTA

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KEI has unearthed some proposed ACTA documentation, with excerpts available here. Jamie Love has a piece on it in the Huffington Post here. ...

Free Trade Fiasco?

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The possibility of a trade war with the USA is heating up. The Democrats' first major piece of legislation in the 111th Congress concer...