Ch-ch-changes!
I stumbled across this: George Bush’s Resume. They label it as political humour, but I find it to be monumentally depressing. Am I ever glad I’m a Canadian. And am I ever glad to have anyone but Bush...
View ArticleThe Conservative view on Bill C-61
I just thought I’d post this form letter I recieved from the local conservative MP: Dear Mr. Laing, Thank you for your recent e-mail which expressed your concerns regarding amendments to the Copyright...
View ArticleGoogle ordered to hand over data.
There is a bit of a furor right now for the judge that ordered Google to hand over logging data, identifying usernames and ip addresses associated with video views. I decided to take a look at the...
View ArticleFair Use provisions
Fair use is a simple concept. In Canada its known as Fair Dealing. The idea is that no matter what you bought, no company has the right to restrict your actions with the product. Essentially, it...
View ArticleFutility of technological locks
This is yet another post in my Bill C-61 series. And a fair warning, this is an extremely long post. You have been forewarned. Previous entries: New copyright ideas The conservative view on Bill C-61...
View ArticleCopyright proposals
This is yet another post in my Bill C-61 series. Previous entries: New copyright ideas The conservative view on Bill C-61 Fair use provisions (Personally, its not my best writing. I may go back, and...
View ArticlePolitical Expediency
Disclaimer: This is a political post, concerned primarily with the politics of BC, Canada. If you don’t care, don’t read. You have been warned. The BC provincial election is now over; the votes have...
View ArticleMedia Watch
In monday’s The Globe and Mail, they ran a column/editorial by Dan Pallotta on the proposed salary limits for charity executives. Reference:...
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