Canadian Political Parties Clarify Their Positions on Copyright
It'll be May 2nd when Canadians head to the polls, and the positions on copyright can be rather muddied at times. That makes the CCA posting on political parties ...
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Copyright Infringement Litigation Campaign Now Sees Senator Candidate As Latest Victim
News and commentary often go hand in hand. That's not untrue when it comes to political news. Proving not only that large litigation campaigns aren't just for file-sharers ...
RIAA Record Label Founder Says Internet Not Music’s Enemy
Just shortly after Stevie Nicks said that the Internet has destroyed rock, the founder of Elektra Records, an RIAA record label according to RIAA Radar, says that music ...
American Anti-Circumvention Laws Becoming More Liberal?
The US might be one party pushing for tougher copyright rules internationally through ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), but the laws surrounding anti-circumvention appear to be getting looser these days. ...
‘Trillions’ Contributed to US Economy Through Fair Use
While in countries like Canada, there is a debate over whether an expanded fair dealings is being played out, a study in the US looked at how much the economy ...
Global IP Watchlist on Global Consumer Rights Released
The US's Special 301 report which tries to paint several countries as piracy havens has always generated sceptical interest - with increasing emphasis on 'sceptical'. Now a new kind ...
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 ...
MPAA – Camming Movies is an Acceptable Practice (for Teachers)
The fair use community of the United States is abuzz over a video clip that shows how the MPAA feels that educational exception should operate. A number of people ...
French Court – Private Copying is Not a Right
Says companies are allowed to put Digital Rights Management on their CDs, even if it doesn't work on some devices.
It may be a small setback to advocates who want to ...
Take a Picture of Yourself, Help Protest Restrictive Copyright Reform
The Open Source Cinema is currently looking for mugshots of you for an upcoming movie that opposes restrictive copyright changes. Users are asked to use the Copyright ...
Canada Gets More Copyright Consultations
Was it something Michael Geist or a Canadian MP said or have the concerns over Copyright started spilling into more action within Canada? Whatever started this, though likely for ...
Open Rights Group Echoes Patry’s Concerns
Last Week, ZeroPaid reported on comments made by Bill Patry which suggests that the copyright industry is looking to make money off of private copying. It seems ...
Patry – British Copyright Industry’s New Perverse Copyright Theory
When one makes makes a private copy of a copyrighted work for non-commercial purposes, many Americans think of fair use and end the debate. In Britain, the copyright industry ...
J.K. Rowling Targets Fan Over Yet to be Published Book
An interesting article over at the New York Times sheds light on the Warner Bros Entertainment and Rowling vs RDR Books. It raises the question whether ...
