CIPPIC Drills Sony BMG Canada Over Rootkit
As recently reported, CIPPIC (Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic) is launching a legal battle against Sony BMG.
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Battle Lines Drawn Over Broadcast Treaty
As reported earlier, WIPO is currently considering a broadcasting and webcasting treaty that would give rights to those disseminating intellectual property for 50 years.
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Sony Rootkit Fiasco Continues in Canada
MediaMax DRM, also known as the Sony Rookit, has proven to be one fiasco with lasting effects. In Canada, there was the legal action followed
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Zune vs. Creative Commons
Take a pre-existing license adopted hundreds of thousands of times. Mix creators and activists with DRM (Digital Rights Management.)
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Michael Geist Wraps Up 30 Days of DRM
Michael Geist, a retiring member of the CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority,) which is responsible for all the ‘.ca’ domains, has wrapped up his ’30
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WIPO Broadcast Treaty Worries Advocates
There are talks of adding a provision in the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) that would give disseminators of intellectual property rights to that intellectual
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zSlide – From France With Files
Alternative media is becoming more and more of a popular choice for digital consumers today. As this media becomes adopted by more and more users,
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Development Continues with eMule 0.47b
More software development has emerged. This time eMule, the most popular and heavily modded (thanks to its open source nature) clients on the eDonkey2000 network,
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CBC Reporting on Today’s Entertainment Trends
The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) is one of Canada’s leading television networks, and has offered content for many years. Thus, the network has seen a
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Sony Settles with Canada over Rootkit
Back in February, Slyck reported on lawsuits against Sony BMG in Canada over encoding their albums with rootkit technology.
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