Pirate Party Finland Officially Registered as a Political Party
Just like the UK Pirate Party, the Finnish counterpart has officially been registered as a political party.
It seems that the movement of the pirate party keeps sailing on. Less than a week ago, we reported on the Pirate Party becoming an officially registered party in the UK. Now, it seems that the Finnish [...]
Another Day, Another Call to Expand Canada’s Fair Dealings
Barry Sookman might not like the idea of expanding Canada’s fair dealings regime, but the increasingly large chorus of calls have been to expand Canada’s fair dealings regime in one way or another. The latest call comes from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS) which seems to coincide the growing [...]
The DOC Supports Expanding Canada’s Fair Dealings
Fair dealings is a very hot topic for debate in Canada. While a select few, namely Barry Sookman, don’t support any expansion on fair dealings, there is a growing chorus of people who support expanding fair dealings in some way. The more recent organization to support an expansion on Fair Dealings is the [...]
Manitoba Music Industry Association Shuns CRIA Stance on Copyright
It may be history repeating itself. When CRIA pushed for Bill C-60, many Canadian labels who were, at the time, members of CRIA, broke away from the organization, saying that they were against suing music fans and against the blanket ban on circumvention. Recently, during the round table in Saskatchewan on the issue [...]
Canadian Copyright Consultation Submissions Keep Rolling In
There’s no shortage of opinion on the copyright debate in the consultation. In fact, if you are able to keep up reading all of the submissions at this point, you’d probably deserve a medal. Fortunately, there are a few able to keep up with the mountains of suggestions, ideas and proposals and one, [...]
EU-Wide Three Strikes Law Back on Track?
Internet access as a right. It’s part of a telecoms package that is said to have blocked three strikes legislation and even a “graduated response”. Many even pointed to this part of the telecoms package to proclaim HADOPI as illegal. Now, there is a renewed effort to neuter this particular amendment and [...]
France to Set a Special Session to Deal With HADOPI
It’s no mystery why some would view the French government as persistent with some of its policies and HADOPI is no exception. After opposition successfully delaying HADOPI to September, the government is apparently making a special session first thing to deal with a handful of laws with HADOPI being on the table.
HADOPI, also known [...]
Judge in Tenenbaum Case to Jury – Defedant Guilty, Pick a Fine
The judge in the Tenenbaum case has handed the jury instructions now. It’s those instructions that are, at the very least, raising eyebrows in the legal community. the instructions basically told the jury that the defendant in the case was guilty and that it was up to the jury to basically pick a [...]
Copyright Industry Lawyer – You Can’t Access Legal Content Forever!
The hearing in the United States over whether or not to allow new exceptions to the DMCA, which involves instances where one could legally circumvent DRM, has once again roared into the spotlight. A representative from the MPAA and the RIAA commented “we reject the view [...] that copyright owners and their licensees are [...]
