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Bill C-32: The Latest Attempt to Amend the Copyright Act
There’s a new copyright bill that was tabled yesterday in Parliament. It’s been in the papers, online news sources, etc. It can be found at http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=4580265&Language=e&Mode=1 Activities that are commonplace and have been legal in the U.S. for about 3 … Continue reading →
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Tagged C-32, C-61, copyfight, copyright, copyright reform, Intellectual Property, private copying
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Are there benefits to “piracy”?
The pro-copyright lobby groups would have you believe that all unauthorized reproduction (and distribution), colloquially known (inaccurately) as piracy, is horrid for the industries concerned, and is destroying them. Many say that unauthorized copying actually benefits the concerned industries. Do you think this is true? If so, which industry benefits the most? I’ve created a poll and I would like you to let me know what you think. Feel free to comment to this post. Continue reading →
Posted in Business Law, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Video Games
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Tagged copyfight, copyleft, copyright, CRIA, DMCA, fair use, MPAA, music, pop culture, private copying, RIAA, software, user rights
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Why the RIAA should be subject to Judicial Review
Nate Anderson of Ars Technica published a piece on March 11 entitled, “RIAA tells Ars: We’re not hypocrites“. Essentially it boils down to this: The RIAA’s collective spin-off — in some ways similar to SOCAN here — is called SoundExchange, … Continue reading →
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Tagged copyfight, Copyright Royalty Board, CPCC, private copying, RIAA
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Michael Geist lauds CRIA; jeers RIAA’s “hassle” policy
The difference between commercial piracy and private copying was clear in the Copyright Act’s s.80, it was made clearer by BMG v. John Doe, and now we can see the difference in action. Professor Michael Geist compares the RIAA’s “hassle … Continue reading →
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Tagged copyfight, copyright, CRIA, EFF, Michael Geist, private copying, RIAA, user rights
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