   March 20, 2005 - March 26, 2005 ArchiveMarch 24, 2005Canada Gears Up for Copyright Reform
Although the proposed legislation has been framed as "Canada's DMCA," Michael Geist suggests that it may be more balanced than expected: "The devil will be in the details but this represents a major shift away from the embarrassingly one-sided Canadian Heritage Standing Committee recommendations issued last May."
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Music Sales Rise in US
Even as P2P use blossoms. Hey RIAA - can you spell s-y-m-b-i-o-t-i-c?
March 23, 2005New Indian Patent Law Threatens Human Health
As a condition of joining the World Trade Organization, the country changed its patent laws in a way that will, among other things, reduce the availability of affordable pharmaceuticals, such as AIDS drugs, in poor countries that desperately need them.
Napster Head Calls for Blanket Licensing
This interview at Engadget has the scoop.
Hatch Heads Copyright Panel
Senator Orrin "Induce Act" Hatch has long been at the front (bottom? wrong side?) of the copyright wars, and it looks like he'll continue even though his time is up as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Copyright Claim in Prisoner Abuse Scandal
Citing copyright law, several Navy SEALs have sued the Associated Press for publishing photos of the men in compromising positions with hooded & bloodied Iraqi prisoners.
Free Speech Goes Dutch in Scientology Case
Dutch Attorney General argues that copyright shouldn't trump political discussion.
French News Agency Sues Google
The lawsuit casts a shadow over Internet search engines and fair use, the legal doctrine on which they rely.
Remixing the News
A new study from the Columbia University says of blogs and traditional news media: "In effect, Americans are shifting from being consumers of news to proactive partners in creating their own personalized news account each day, and traditional journalism is only part of that mix."
Consumer Group Study Supports P2P
A new study from the Consumer Federation of America touts the benefits of file-sharing software and sets the stage for a grassroots push against Big Content.
VoIP Lets Strangers Pick Up the Phone
Low- or no-cost Internet phone calls are letting people reach out and touch someone in other countries, even if they've never met.
March 22, 2005CNET Slams Apple
And in covering the court's decision to help Apple hunt journalists, CNET caps the sentiment of journalists everywhere: “With today's ruling, Jobs is in danger of leaving a big black blot on an otherwise remarkable legacy."
The Guardian Slams Apple
I'm sensing a trend: “It remains a mystery as to why Apple should so actively seek to alienate the people who are its fans and customers. … Suddenly this company is asking to be loathed and subverted - which doesn't seem to make much business sense.”
Business Week Slams Apple
A bit of sage advice: “Going after the Web sites or forcing them to divulge their sources will put the company in the middle of a freedom-of-speech firestorm that will be a costly distraction for management, and could tarnish the Apple brand."
Google Shows Love for Open Source
The Benevolent Giant has launched "Google Code," which provides code for many Google products and discussion forums for open source developers.
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