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 [...]
RIAA vs. Public Radio – Performance Rights Act Moves Ahead
If one were to frame this as a case of biting the hand that feeds it, there would be plenty of people who wouldn’t be surprised at the comparison. A bill in the US is moving ahead that would tack on a brand new tax onto public radio broadcasters where if radio plays music, [...]
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 [...]
German Lawyer Speaks About Risks of Using One-Click File Hosters
At the end of last month, we highlighted a very interesting case where Rapidshare sent personal information to rights holders of an uploader who leaked the latest Metallica album prior to the release date. Gulli has been covering the case for quite a while and has now asked a German lawyer what his thoughts [...]
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 [...]
New Zealand Scraps “Three-Strikes” Law – For Now
Commerce and justice minister Simon Power says legislation needs to be revised to address additional public and govt concerns.
Following public outcry and the refusal of at least one ISP to participate, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has announced the government will throw out the controversial Section 92A of the Copyright Amendment (New Technologies) Act [...]
Political Hypocrisy: French President Sued for Copyright Infringement
It seems that every year, a high profile anti-piracy entity winds up being on the wrong end of a copyright violation – this year did not disappoint.
This may very well become the most ironic stories of 2009 in the copyright debate. The CBC is reporting that French governing party as led by president Nicolas [...]
Davenport Lyons Threatens to Sue Wikileaks Over Publication of Extortion Letter
Claims that the extortion letter is protected by copyright and cannot be posted online.
Late last year, Wikileaks obtained a copy of one of the extortion letters sent by the infamous law firm Davenport Lyons. The law firm, at the time, had been sending tens of thousands of these letters which threatened to take the [...]
New Zealand Websites Go Black in Protest of Copyright Legislation
Three accusations. That’s all it will take to have your internet disconnected in New Zealand.
Three accusations. Three assumptions of guilt. Is that enough to get your connection terminated permanently and get you banned from the internet? According to a new New Zealand law that will come into force, it is. [...]
