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Category Archives: Information Technology
Alternatives to C-61: Statutory concerns for the protection and encouragement of creative works
I want to suggest an alternative paradigm to the statutory regime for creative works as intellectual property, a.k.a. copyright. I’m not going to get into detailed explanations of the existing Copyleft and other alternative paradigms to copyright. But I’m going … Continue reading
Posted in Information Technology, Intellectual Property
Tagged C-61, copyfight, copyleft, copyright, copyright reform, public domain, user rights
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Is there a Master Chef at Bell?
Bell claims that they have to throttle bandwidth or Internet access will be slow for everyone. Since it was only with the discovery that Bell was shuffling high-payload users into a slow lane that we found out that there were people moving along faster, it now recasts the entire argument as follows:
Bell originally marketed ultra-high speed access as a fast lane since everything was getting slow. Now we know that it was only slow for those upon whom slowness was being forced by Bell so that they could then justify the higher price of ultra-high speed (i.e. allegedly unthrottled) access. Bell claims this is necessary, as there is an imminent threat to everyone’s bandwidth. But unlike a concrete highway, bandwidth is not based on scarce real property. It is based on virtually limitless fibre-optic trunks and always-improving server technology. The physical space occupied by these bandwidth highways is minimal; the physical space required for expansion, if it is in fact necessary, is negligible. Continue reading
The “Deliverance” of C-61 Begins
Costin’s Analysis of C-61 begins: This bill is not a brave surge forward into the 21st century for Canada, embracing the Information Age and showing the world that we lead in promoting innovation and civil liberties, that we have the wisdom to strike balance where others are stricken with fear, and that we anticipate rather than kowtow.
This bill is instead sycophantic obsequiousness to groups that should be politically and legally notwithstood according to any definition of Canadian sovereignty or democracy. Continue reading
RIAA and MPAA hijack the border (or someone like them)
Cyberion, at Tazzu, posted a link to the Vancouver Province story on the threatened border checks (ACTA) on the legitimacy of electronic media. (Cyberion’s post) I had some rather strong feelings, and ranted the following: This is one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Information Technology, Intellectual Property
Tagged ACTA, Civil Liberties, copyfight, copyright, DMCA, MPAA, RIAA
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Selling your Everything II: More on non-competition clauses, IP assignments/waivers, and employment contracts
A couple of months ago, I wrote a post on the subject of over-reaching employment contracts. Click here for it. Anyway, I promised that I would have the next part up within days and well, it’s been kind of crazy. … Continue reading
Tazzu WordPress Camp feed
Password is tazzu-test. If it doesn’t work, go to www.justin.tv/jeremycostin Watch live video from Tazzu WordPress Camp on Justin.tv
Posted in Business Law, Communications, Information Technology
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How to make the Massive Tech Show into a massive tech show
I’ve been critical of the Vancouver Massive Tech Show both here and on Tazzu. I’ve branded it as boring, uninspired, a waste of an afternoon, and anything but either massive or a show. I’ve been challenged to propose something better, … Continue reading
Posted in Business Law, Communications, Information Technology, Privacy, Video Games, Virtual Worlds
Tagged Information Technology, Massive, Tazzu, tech show
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Microsoft’s Ironic Poker Game: But are they bluffing this time?
Back in February, Network World ran a story that Linus Torvalds, inventor of the Linux operating system and guru of the Linux kernel, believes that Microsoft is bluffing in its threat to sue for patent infringement. NW quotes Torvals as … Continue reading
Posted in Business Law, Information Technology, Intellectual Property
Tagged GNU, GPL, LexisNexis, Linus Torvalds, Linux, Microsoft, patent
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Hulu and the NHL, follow-up
In response to a comment received putting succinctly Mr. Bettman’s effect on the NHL, I would like to present two screen captures comparing the customer relations aspects of licensing issue manifestations. We have the new South Park Studios web site, … Continue reading
Posted in Business Law, Communications, Information Technology, Intellectual Property
Tagged Gary Bettman, hulu, licensing, nhl, rebroadcast, South Park, webcast
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Hulu and the NHL
Michael Geist pointed out that the NHL webcast on Hulu.com is blocked to Canadians. It was pointed out in the comments that it seems blocked to other non-Americans as well. I added my $0.02 (i.e. this is my comment on … Continue reading
Posted in Business Law, Communications, Information Technology, Intellectual Property
Tagged circumvention, hulu, licensing, nhl, rebroadcast, webcast
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