Archive for April, 2007

Muddying acronyms: DRM and IP

One of the things that came up in conversation at Copynight a few days ago was how IPac had changed its name. Previously it was Intellectual Property Political Action Committee, now it’s Information Policy Action Committee. This is because they don’t exclusively deal with intellectual property but policy that influences all sorts of information. It [...]

Geek out about copyright tonight!

Tonight is Copynight! The Toronto chapter will be meeting at Sneaky Dee’s at College & Bathurst when 7 o’clock rolls around. The fajitas there are awesome and the talk is expected to heat up as well. The usual attendence is six but tonight I expect more due to the buzz around the resussitation of the [...]

Tariff 22 not all that bad for the hobbyist podcaster

I’ve seen a lot of news lately about Tariff No. 22. One of the things mentioned is that amateur podcasters can license SOCAN content for $60 per year if they have no revenue and fill their air with no more than 20% of it. I couldn’t find that in the Canadian Gazette I was looking [...]

Revival of our DMCA

Update: On April 17th 2007 I changed the wording to make the distinction between C-60 and the new bill clearer. I also highlighted part of the exerpt from the Q&A.
Update 2: On April 27th 2007 I added a link to Excess Copyright which contains a section of the Hill Times report.
Well, it looks like Bill [...]

Five things that made my computing better

Between work, school and my own time I spend at least ten hours a day in front of a computer. I’d sometimes find myself frustrated without really knowing why. After a lot of consideration I’ve figured out a few ways to get rid of the irritations and put the joy back into computing. Here’s some [...]

Wireless pricing trends are ruining my hopes and dreams

Ars Technica has an article on how Data plans are the barrier to mobile Internet adoption. I believe it.
The announcement of the iPhone generated a metric ton of buzz, not just around around Apple’s highly-anticipated entry into the cellphone market but also other smartphone devices such as the Samsung Blackjack and the Motorola Q. Although [...]