Canada’s Election: A Review of the NDP Platform on Digital Issues
Our election coverage is continuing with the final party that held seats in parliament in the last session, the NDP. Just like the other parties, we are focusing on ...
digital rights
New Zealand Three Strikes Law Debate Heats Up
The Law Society and lawyer Clive Elliott have come out to support a three strikes law saying that the punishment is no different than a driving penalty and that a ...
Copyright War Escalates With NMPA Joining ASCAPs Attack on Free Culture
The now infamous ASCAP letter, where ASCAP attacked Creative Commons, EFF and Public Knowledge allegedly for undermining their copyright, has generated no shortage of controversy. Was it ...
2009 – A ZeroPaid Year In Review – Part 3 of 3
We wrap things up with the last third of 2009. Part one. Part 2.
September
September started off with the continuation of the Jammie Thomas trial where ...
German Pirate Party to Win Several Seats in Germany!
The Swedish Pirate Party winning one seat in the European Parliament was a major milestone for the party on the world stage. It inspired several people in different countries ...
Canadian Liberal Party Wants to ‘Combat’ Piracy In Canada, Ratify WIPO
There's a recent development that solidifies some people's point of view that the top two parties in Canada have not, in practise, defended users rights and instead simply let the ...
Masthead Editorials Critical of Canadian Surveillance Legislation
There's a pair of editorials found in two major news outlets in Canada that are critical of the new surveillance legislation the Conservative government of Canada tables in parliament. ...
The Canadian DMCA and After This Election
There's a lot of talk in Canadian circles about the up and coming Canadian election and what it could mean for the future of copyright laws in the 21st century. ...
British Copyright Term Extension Bill Delayed
Copyright term extension made a brief appearance in the British House of Commons recently. A currently unidentified Member of Parliament objected to the bill when it was about to ...
Broadcasters Reject Canadian DMCA
On the heals of Jim Prentice echoing sentiments of major record labels (video, via Michael Geist) during a question and answer period, the Canadian Association of ...
DRM In Question
DRM is certainly being thought about in several different areas of the music industry and sales. Businesses are rethinking their approach to securing music from the hands of pirates. ...
