Conference Board of Canada CEO Speaks Out
Battered by a publicity backlash that they may not have anticipated, the CEO of the Conference Board of Canada offered some interesting comments about the IP reports. While there were comments that talked about how this is the first time the Board has ever recalled a report, another interesting comment was that they (the [...]
Conference Board of Canada Recalls IP Report
After publishing a report that suggested that Canada was the piracy capital of the world, Michael Geist noticed that the report was plagiarized. Since then, the board stood by their report in spite of intense questions from the public. Now, the final nail in the coffin of those reports – the Board has [...]
Report Ignored Independant Research – Digital Economy Report Fiasco Widens
The now infamous Digital Economy report by the Conference Board of Canada is currently starting to make it’s way through into headlines on some mainstream news sourced. While many Canadians are just learning of this new fiasco on the copyright debate, new evidence has emerged that the report ignored evidence that contradicted the Board’s [...]
Conference Board of Canada Pirates Report to Call for Tough Action Against Piracy?
Michael Geist may have uncovered one of the most revealing pieces about the copyright lobby in Canada. Said Geist about the Board’s report, “this work would face possible plagiarism sanctions in almost any academic environment”
The thorough posting by Michael Geist even has a side-by-side comparison of the reports to prove the point as well [...]
Canadian RCMP Arrests 5 for Bootlegging Latest Films
Recently, the copyright industry has been using international means to pressure Canada into copyright reform. Since the accusations by the copyright industry are that Canada’s copyright laws are the weakest, it is interesting that the latest news is that 5 people now face imprisonment and fines of up to $1 million for pirating and [...]
Is the IFPI Obstructing Free Trade to Pressure Canada into Copyright Reform?
How far are the copyright lobbyists willing to go to bully Canada into copyright reform? It appears as though the copyright industry is now attempting to obstruct a free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union just for the purpose of getting their copyright laws into Canada. We examine in-depth why saying [...]
Is Putting Canada on a Priority Watchlist Going to Backfire?
A few days ago, we highlighted the USTR Special 301 report and briefly mentioned how Canada was put on a priority watchlist. Now, it’s starting to look like putting the country on the priority watchlist could backfire.
If there’s any indication on what the intention is putting Canada on a priority watchlist, one doesn’t have [...]
Music Industry Angry Over Piracy from…1897?
Looks like the music industry has been battling the problem for over a century now.
An article from the June 13th, 1897 edition of the NY Times gives a curious backstory to the problems currently facing the music industry. Some would argue that piracy is a contemporary problem whose only solution is increased legislation, but “Music [...]
IFPI Accidently Debunks Music Sales Claims for Canada?
New statistics from the copyright industry was released recently, but with all of the claims on how music sales are falling, comparing one statistic from Canada and one statistic from the global figures appears to have painted a very interesting new picture on the Canadian music marketplace for the copyright industry.
The latest statistics were promoted [...]
Candian ISP: Overage Fees “Not About Making Money”
Ontario-based Cogeco responds to criticisms by customers who soon face download caps as low as 10GB and charges of up to $2.50 for each GB of data downloaded that exceeds it.
Data caps are becoming all the rage among ISPs these days, but usually they’re limited to amounts well above an average subscriber’s reach, at least [...]
