Copyright

The scoop on Copyright

Brogar — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:37:08 +0000

Quebec 'educates' students on evils of CD piracy, ignores private copy levy

TI — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:03:44 +0000

In annually released and updated 'eduactional materials', Revenu Quebec has been educating Quebec youths as to tragic impact of CD Piracy, ignoring not only the fact that such copying has been legal in Canada for almost a decade, but also that copyright holders are compensated for blank CD sales.

Announcing DA's Idea Torrent

Brogar — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:29:07 +0000

We are happy to announce that the Digital Agenda Idea Torrent is live and ready to be used. This service is using Ubuntu's Idea Torrent application (known in a previous life as Brainstorm).

We think Idea Torrent will be a fantastic way of collating a large number of problems, solutions, and discussion. It should allow for focussed discussion and eventually the production of a document that is balanced and responsive to people needs.

Montreal Copyright Town Hall

TI — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:52:53 +0000

Watch a replay of the Montreal copyright consultation town hall:
http://ossguy.com/copycon-montreal.wmv.

Read a summary here:
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4217/125/

France Delays Passing 3-Strike Copyright Penalty Scheme

TI — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:26:47 +0000

The French National Assembly faces yet another delay in its attempt to implement its 3 strikes and your off the Internet approach to copyright enforcement.