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Is Canada's new copyright law a northern DMCA?

Is Canada's new copyright law a northern DMCA?just a technicality......but this isn't law in Canada, yet. It's just a bill at this point. Carry on...it will never beThis farce of a bill is the single most anti-consumer thing i ever saw in Canada.You can copy legally own media...

Tags: Digital media, Consumer electronics, DVD, northern DMCA, IS Canada, new Copyright Law, DMCA, copyright law

Discussion threads 2008-06-13

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RealDVD officially launches, so do lawsuits; Is it 'StealDVD'?

Update: RealNetworks announced Tuesday that its RealDVD software, which allows you to rip and burn DVDs easily, officially launched. And the lawsuits weren't far behind. In a statement Techmeme, RealNetworks billed RealDVD as a "watershed" product. The software, which goes for $29.99 on sale, allows you to...

Tags: Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, RealDVD Software, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-30

News to know: Open source adventures; Jerry Yang; IBM; Digital TV

Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 2 Gallery right. Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Look Now: Digital TV Transition Already Here Jason Perlow: The reality TV series we all really want to watch Dana Blankenhorn: Closed...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Digital Television, IBM Corp., Open Source, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-16

Is Canada's new copyright law a northern DMCA?

Canada has a new copyright law that limits consumers' liability for copyright infringement but exposes them to thousands of dollars in penalties for circumventing anti-copying technology, the Globe and Mail reports. The existing copyright law, passed in 1997, exposes consumers to a maximum of $20,000 in statutory...

Tags: Law, Copyright Law, DMCA, Canada, E-books, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-06-13

Google beefs up legal team in wake of subpoenas

“Google’s legal team is growing!” Google proudly announces to prospective new legal hires.No surprise, Google CEO Eric Schmidt expressed frustration earlier in the week that media company negotiations entail being “sued to death."Google seeks “motivated individuals who have a passion for providing top-notch support in the area of subpoena compliance.”Google’s...

Tags: Content, Movies, Copyright, YouTube, Video, Government, Legal, Google, Business Models, Media

Blog posts 2007-03-08

HP sues firms that refill ink cartridges

HP sues firms that refill ink cartridgesI really do not undestandRather than go through all this legal crap and the money invested in the lawsuit just beat the refillers at their own game. Set up a refill division and wahlah HP has the best of both worlds. Return...

Tags: Printers, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co., cartridge

Discussion threads 2005-03-28