Industry Canada, a ministry of the federal government, released a study this past week that suggests a positive correlation between peer-to-peer downloading and CD purchasing. While this may come as a surprise to the CRIA and many in the recording industry, it certainly is merely confirmation of personal practices for […]
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I recently came across Bill Gates’ Open Letter to Hobbyists (1976). Although new to me, it’s by no means news. However, since reading it I can’t help but think about how connected it is with the current software landscape and, in particular, Microsoft’s business practices over the last three decades, […]
This story from techdirt.com: Viacom Accuses Guy Of Copyright Infringement For Showing Video Of Viacom Infringing On His Copyright Viacom is a company waging a misguided $2 billion dollar lawsuit against Google/YouTube for copyright infringement (which is committed by users, not Google/YouTube) and sending take down notices to countless YouTube […]