Remember the levy that was collected on ipods, then refunded, then argued over? It might be coming back according to a decision by the Copyright Board of Canada. The decision may still be appealed. Again, Michael Geist has the story. The decision continues by stating that this interpretation is consistent with the intent of the [...]
I came to know about AideRSS through Slaw. It’s a sleek new web application out of Waterloo that’s going to make my first pass of RSS reading more efficient and keep my favourite reader too. Its secret sauce is PostRank. It’s similar to PageRank in that it uses links as signifiers of importance. Unlike PageRank, [...]
I just discovered an ad for a cool callback server with a twist I haven’t seen before. I’ve used three styles of callback servers so far. One I’d have to send a SMS containing the number I wanted to connect to, the other I’d have to dial the number when I was called back. Then [...]
The first phone with OpenMoko support, FIC Neo 1973, can now be bought by anyone with a credit card. It’s $300 US for the basic kit which is pretty well stocked. It includes the stylus, headset, carrying pouch, a half gig memory card, lanyard and the data cable. The $450 developer kit stuffs all that [...]
At the last Copynight we brought up Bill C-60 again. Ren from ORC/EFF Canada was there. He mentioned that towards the end of the life of the bill ORC was pretty close to letting it go. Notice-and-notice was acceptable, and it wouldn’t have been illegal to own circumvention devices, only the use of circumvention devices [...]
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