Category Archives: copyright

Things to be afraid of: like Canada’s upcoming copyright bill

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Thomas Purves

Canada hasn’t updated the copyright act in many years. Not for lack of trying. But it so happens that various amendments of varying quality by various governments have died on the order books in the course of various elections. In … Continue reading →

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Copyright betrayals and failure of politics

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Thomas Purves

Rob Hyndman has the sad story, very well put on his blog today: Patry No Longer on Copyright

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Smartest idea they’ve had in a while

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Thomas Purves

The Motion Picture Association of America has tried any number of tactics to fight piracy, but its latest scheme might actually prove useful to movie consumers on the Internet. The group is supposedly working on a new website that will … Continue reading →

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