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Category Archives: Communications
On Friedrich and Britney, part II
How does the art of which Nietzsche writes reveal the existence of something beyond foreground, the existence of texture? For that we must leave Freddy N for a moment and read a Briton who was somewhere on the continent some … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Humanities
Tagged art, defense of poesy, nietzsche, pop culture, shelley
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On Friedrich and Britney, Part I
Let’s leave law for a few days… “Without art we would be nothing but foreground and live entirely in the spell of that perspective which makes what is closest at hand and most vulgar appear as if it were vast, … Continue reading
Copyfight: it’s about use
Why does the history matter? From Stationers to Sony, it’s about use. In this discussion about the Canadian Copyright Reform Bill, we are really discussing several legal ideas, which though often conflated are subtly different. History demonstrates this conflation through … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Information Technology, Intellectual Property
Tagged copyfight, copyright reform, DMCA, DRM, reverse onus
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Copyfight: the roots of the conflict
Here’s the irony of the thing: Our copyright regime, in Canada, is rooted in Crown monopoly in the 16th century – a monopoly created by charter to ease the Crown’s ability to censor published materials and prevent sedition. Two things … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Information Technology, Intellectual Property
Tagged Canadian DMCA, copyright reform, legal history
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Cry Havoc! and let slip the dogs of Copyfight!
Not discussing the latest Canadian copyright reform bill, or the Canadian DMCA as it has been touted, to kick off weblawg.net would be like Han Solo ignoring his friend in need barreling down the trench of a moon-sized space station. … Continue reading
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Tagged copyfight, copyleft, copyright, copyright reform
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