In Entertainment, Freedom on 11 November 2012 tagged copyright, DRM, Entertainment, Freedom, iTunes, Video with 5 comments
This morning I got onto my computer and was looking forward to watching an episode of The Walking Dead, recently downloaded for me in iTunes. Instead, I was greeted with this: Nope. I don’t get to watch the show I paid for on my computer because my monitor isn’t HDCP-capable. C’mon, Apple, I gave you [...]
In Freedom on 16 September 2008 tagged Apple, copyright, dick, DRM, iPhone, iPod, iTunes with no comments
The recent fiasco about Apple limiting an application on iTunes’ AppStore is well-documented. A great comment from the Twittersphere even hints at the kind of dark times this may be the harbinger of. I’ve babbled about how DRM is bad for consumers and bad for the world before. I think it’s important to keep in [...]
In Freedom on 31 August 2008 tagged c-61, copyright, download, Entertainment, internet, Music with no comments
An internet citizen flying by the name of “john” just posted a reply to a 3-year old blog piece, titled, The Music Pirate Police are Now Mounted! A bit of a scare piece about copyright reforms in Canada which were eventually overturned and later ratcheted up several notches into what has become a terrifying legal [...]
In Entertainment, Freedom on 27 April 2006 tagged copyright, DRM, Entertainment, Freedom, Law, Music, p2p, Web with 3 comments
It’s refreshing to see a group of musicians and recording artists decrying the music industry for a change. The newly-formed Canadian Music Creators Coalition was setup to set the record straight about the actual opinions and attitudes of some of Canada’s recording artists. Notably absent was Tom Cockrane – yes, I know I misspelled it. [...]
In Computing, Entertainment, Freedom on 25 March 2006 tagged Computing, copyright, Entertainment, Freedom, interview, Law, michael geist with 4 comments
A nice but brief interview with Canadian Copyright whiz Michael Geist. p2pnet talks to Michael Geist Technorati Tags: Computing, DRM, Entertainment
In Computing, Entertainment, Freedom on 9 June 2005 tagged , Computing, copyright, Entertainment, Film, Freedom, Law, Music with 3 comments
Copyright Reforms are being tabled in Canada this week. The party could well be over for people who download pirated media in this country. According to the CTV, the legislation would provide a “notice-and notice” system to advise ISPs and then subscribers of alleged copyright infringements.
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