Canadians will bear the costs of the new copyright extension, with less choice and higher prices. Article by Michael Geist for the Toronto Star The Conservative government’s budget this week…
Longer copyrights will only cost Canadians more money while sweeping up legitimate uses and reuses of content by artists and their access to crucial audiences. Article by Michael Geist The…
Shrinking the public domain will ultimately hurt artists and internet users Article by Ishmael N. Daro for the National Post Tucked away inside the 500-page budget unveiled in Ottawa Tuesday…
moore_copyright.png For months, foreign media giants have abused Canada’s copyright system by threatening Canadians with penalties that are impossible under Canadian law, in order to intimidate them into paying extortionate…
Canadians got an unpleasant surprise in the budget yesterday when the government announced that it would be extending copyright for sound recordings by 20 years, up from Canada’s current term…
No one messes with my Netflix. No one! Article by Daniel Tencer for The Huffington Post Canada’s new copyright law may have made it illegal for TV viewers on this…
This article was originally published in the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Monitor. Canada’s system of copyright enforcement is internationally recognized as a next-generation approach–striking a balance between the rights…
More bad news about the TPP. Article by Maira Sutton for the EFF A newly leaked chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement from Wikileaks has confirmed some of our…
A huge leak just revealed that the TPP would establish a secretive, shadowy international court that could be used by Big Media giants to kick Internet users around the world…
Fair use – the building block of remix art – is under threat. Article by Mike Masnick via TechDirt We’ve been writing a lot about the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)…
troll_shakedown.png Sali will amplify the voices of Canadians and experts worried about how Bill S-4 would massively expand the warrantless disclosure of personal information On Thursday, OpenMedia’s Meghan Sali will…
The Prime Minister is gambling a lot on an agreement that could censor your Internet. Now it’s looking like that gamble will not pay off. Article by Barrie McKenna for…
Ever created a meme that went viral? Hollywood wants you to go to jail for that. Article by Maira Sutton for EFF The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) poses massive threats…
You can’t make this stuff up. Article by Ernesto for Torrent Freak YouTube’s automated takedown tool is known for its flaws, but this week it crossed a line by attacking…
Internet activists got all up in TPP negotiators’ faces yesterday. Article by Dell Cameron for The Daily Dot Fed up with secret meetings that will decide the future of trade…
Worried about streaming video with a VPN? Don’t be. Article by Michael Geist The misuse of Canada’s new copyright notice-and-notice system has attracted considerable media and political attention over the…
Assorted content to end your week. – Oliver Milman reports on research showing how humanity is destroying its own environmental life support systems. And our appetite for exploitation is proving…
Over two years ago, we lost Internet activist Aaron Swartz to suicide after he was relentlessly persecuted for alleged copyright infringement. Find out how you can best honor Aaron and…
U.S. copyright trolls think they can shake Canadians down for artificial fees. They’ve got another think coming. Article by Christopher Malmo for Vice Last week, the government said it would…
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