Howard Knopf has two must-read posts: a copy of his exceptional Hill Times op-ed enumerating why Canadian copyright law is stronger than that found in the U.S. and a nice rebuttal to the 12 copyright lobbyists – he labels them the dire dozen – who penned a response to my […]
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Universal Music CEO on Technology
Doug Morris: "There's no one in the record industry that's a technologist. That's a misconception writers make all the time, that the record industry missed this. They didn't. They just didn't know what to do. It's like if you were suddenly asked to operate on your dog to remove his […]
SOCAN Releases Tariff 22 Rates
SOCAN has published its requested Tariff 22 rates dating back to 1996. There are several judicial review notices that have already been filed over the recent Copyright Board of Canada decision, so this tariff is still a long way from completion.
TiVo To Enter the Canadian Market
One week after my column asking for a legal TiVo in Canada, I got half my wish as TiVo's will soon be sold by several Canadian retailers. I suspect I'll have to wait much longer for a time shifting provision in Canadian copyright law.
The Sky is Falling
The Sun Media papers begin a four day series on the music industry with comments from an insider that "CRIA always says the sky is falling. That's their role." The article notes that HMV Canada has seen CD sales increase by 15 percent over the past four years and that […]
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