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Sat, 18 May 2013 14:57:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/judge-rules-aggregator-of-ap-content-not-allowed-free-ride-on-newsgathering/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/judge-rules-aggregator-of-ap-content-not-allowed-free-ride-on-newsgathering/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:20:26 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363564 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/judge-rules-aggregator-of-ap-content-not-allowed-free-ride-on-newsgathering/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, N.Y. – A federal judge concluded that an Internet news clipping service... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/hit-songs-at-bargain-basement-prices/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/hit-songs-at-bargain-basement-prices/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362622 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/hit-songs-at-bargain-basement-prices/feed/ 0 ‘Please rip off the Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, Lumineers' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/the-new-age-of-piracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/the-new-age-of-piracy/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/28/the-new-age-of-piracy/feed/ 0 The new age of piracy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/privacy-commissioner-denies-internet-surveillance-compromise-with-police/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/privacy-commissioner-denies-internet-surveillance-compromise-with-police/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:24:20 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334742 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/privacy-commissioner-denies-internet-surveillance-compromise-with-police/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown on why the online spying bill made a comeback http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/justin-trudeaus-geek-factor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/justin-trudeaus-geek-factor/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:52:09 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298604 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/justin-trudeaus-geek-factor/feed/ 0 Jesse Brown evaluates the putative Liberal Leader hopeful's record on digital policy http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/google-censors-the-pirate-bay/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/google-censors-the-pirate-bay/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:33:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292190 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/google-censors-the-pirate-bay/feed/ 0 The world’s largest search engine has quietly expanded its list of censored search phrases,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/google-fights-piracy-except-its-own/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/google-fights-piracy-except-its-own/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:24:37 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283540 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/google-fights-piracy-except-its-own/feed/ 0 The new search algorithm seems exceedingly kind toward YouTube http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/google-nods-to-hollywood-with-anti-piracy-move/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/google-nods-to-hollywood-with-anti-piracy-move/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:22:32 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283434 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/google-nods-to-hollywood-with-anti-piracy-move/feed/ 0 The company is altering search results to punish copy-right offenders http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/google-facebook-amazon-and-ebay-go-to-washington/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/google-facebook-amazon-and-ebay-go-to-washington/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:20:30 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276804 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/26/google-facebook-amazon-and-ebay-go-to-washington/feed/ 0 Meet the Internet Association, the big dot-coms' lobby group http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/how-copyright-rules-silenced-mitt-romney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/how-copyright-rules-silenced-mitt-romney/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:07:51 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=276527 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/24/how-copyright-rules-silenced-mitt-romney/feed/ 0 A great real-life example of how copyright can become censorship http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/why-are-canadian-students-still-paying-through-the-nose-for-textbooks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/why-are-canadian-students-still-paying-through-the-nose-for-textbooks/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:12:35 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254067 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/why-are-canadian-students-still-paying-through-the-nose-for-textbooks/feed/ 0 Open Access is one way we could be lowering the cost of higher education. But we aren't. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/on-copyright-silliness-u-of-t-and-western-beat-vic-toews/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/on-copyright-silliness-u-of-t-and-western-beat-vic-toews/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:53:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242947 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/on-copyright-silliness-u-of-t-and-western-beat-vic-toews/feed/ 0 The two universities signed an agreement that forces them to pay 800 per cent more for things that may soon be free http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/10/the-delicate-question-is-porn-art/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/10/the-delicate-question-is-porn-art/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:52:40 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239163 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/10/the-delicate-question-is-porn-art/feed/ 0 A California lawsuit raises the issue of whether adult films deserve copyright protection http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/bill-c-32-copyright-the-movie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/bill-c-32-copyright-the-movie/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:49:04 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235545 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/25/bill-c-32-copyright-the-movie/feed/ 0 The U.S. copyright war is headed for a Hollywood-esque happy ending–unlike the one in Canada http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/how-porn-parodies-avoid-copyright-restrictions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/how-porn-parodies-avoid-copyright-restrictions/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:24:55 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234601 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/how-porn-parodies-avoid-copyright-restrictions/feed/ 0 And why all this make SOPA look even more evil http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/sopa-critics-ready-for-showdown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/sopa-critics-ready-for-showdown/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:44:49 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229442 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/sopa-critics-ready-for-showdown/feed/ 0 The protesters' arsenal includes a censor-yourself app for Twitter, email and status updates http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/americas-war-on-blogs/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/americas-war-on-blogs/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:44:09 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229100 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/09/americas-war-on-blogs/feed/ 0 How Homeland Security seized DaJaz1.com for no good reason–and took over a year to give it back http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/freedom-to-hyperlink-has-copyright-consequences/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/freedom-to-hyperlink-has-copyright-consequences/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:27:55 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221081 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/21/freedom-to-hyperlink-has-copyright-consequences/feed/ 6 How a recent Supreme Court ruling could impact torrent sites http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/canada-to-u-s-please-blacklist-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/canada-to-u-s-please-blacklist-us/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:15:20 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213399 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/07/canada-to-u-s-please-blacklist-us/feed/ 30 Newly-released WikiLeaks cables show Ottawa lobbied for inclusion on copyright watch list http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/just-because-it-should-be-free-doesn%e2%80%99t-mean-you-can-steal-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/just-because-it-should-be-free-doesn%e2%80%99t-mean-you-can-steal-it/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:56:39 +0000 Alex Derry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205830 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/just-because-it-should-be-free-doesn%e2%80%99t-mean-you-can-steal-it/feed/ 11 Aaron Swartz’s arrest reveals the limits of open access ‘hacktivism’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/12/vancouver-rioters-accidentally-identify-themselves/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/12/vancouver-rioters-accidentally-identify-themselves/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:16:04 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=201682 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/12/vancouver-rioters-accidentally-identify-themselves/feed/ 15 Finally, copyright claims everyone can agree with http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/11/doesnt-anyone-want-the-geek-vote/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/11/doesnt-anyone-want-the-geek-vote/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:36:00 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=182758 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/11/doesnt-anyone-want-the-geek-vote/feed/ 26 A massive number of Canadians are angry over consumer tech issues, and their votes are up for grabs http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/the-bull-meter-the-conservatives-on-the-liberals-ipod-tax/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/the-bull-meter-the-conservatives-on-the-liberals-ipod-tax/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:33:12 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=181689 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/05/the-bull-meter-the-conservatives-on-the-liberals-ipod-tax/feed/ 46 The basis for the Conservative party’s claim is that Liberal members of the House... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/copyright-reform-the-only-thing-more-depressing-than-another-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/copyright-reform-the-only-thing-more-depressing-than-another-election/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:51:28 +0000 Jesse Brown http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=179276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/25/copyright-reform-the-only-thing-more-depressing-than-another-election/feed/ 15 What do we even want out of it anymore? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/18/how-we-talk-about-the-governments-collecting-of-money/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/18/how-we-talk-about-the-governments-collecting-of-money/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:37:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=164472 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/18/how-we-talk-about-the-governments-collecting-of-money/feed/ 78 Followers of the English language may note that if, in the government’s estimation, there... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/taxes-both-real-and-imaginary/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/taxes-both-real-and-imaginary/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:05:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=164454 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/17/taxes-both-real-and-imaginary/feed/ 41 David Akin explores the tenuous reasoning behind the government’s latest radio spots. They point... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/newsmakers-46/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/newsmakers-46/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:00:35 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156924 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/12/newsmakers-46/feed/ 0 Emma Watson’s really big moment, the Dog Whisperer’s disappointing day, Pamela Anderson’s good deed’s too dirty http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/01/newsmakers-40/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/01/newsmakers-40/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:00:09 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=149862 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/01/newsmakers-40/feed/ 0 K’naan is the Teflon man, Hillary Clinton’s hair makes waves, and Elmo opens up about that Katy Perry fiasco http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/harry-potter-and-the-trial-by-fire/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/harry-potter-and-the-trial-by-fire/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:20:49 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=139836 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/harry-potter-and-the-trial-by-fire/feed/ 2 The Wyrd case of a Winnipeg folksinger suing a lawyer who sued two judges, all over a tiny copyright issue http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/16/sometimes-a-gaffe-is-more-than-a-gaffe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/16/sometimes-a-gaffe-is-more-than-a-gaffe/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:20:41 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=138436 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/16/sometimes-a-gaffe-is-more-than-a-gaffe/feed/ 0 POTTER: The comedy of Clement failing basic economics aside, it’s scary that he doesn’t understand his file http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/happy-birthday%e2%80%99s-sad-money-grab/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/happy-birthday%e2%80%99s-sad-money-grab/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3525 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/happy-birthday%e2%80%99s-sad-money-grab/feed/ 1 All those restaurant waiters singing the iconic tune? Legally, they could owe $20,000. http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/skin-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/skin-game/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:15:33 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=17610 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/13/skin-game/feed/ 3 A lot of Vancouver businesses have some skin in the game when it comes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/11/plagiarismo-di-plagiarismo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/11/plagiarismo-di-plagiarismo/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:35:41 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=2977 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/07/11/plagiarismo-di-plagiarismo/feed/ 0 Commenter Clarence reminds us that, as always, there’s a quote from the good years... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/oh-great-now-marjory-lebreton-will-never-be-my-facebook-friend/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/oh-great-now-marjory-lebreton-will-never-be-my-facebook-friend/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 21:19:12 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1052 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/oh-great-now-marjory-lebreton-will-never-be-my-facebook-friend/feed/ 0 Normally, I leave QP to Colleague Wherry at The Commons, but I just couldn’t... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/in-case-you-couldnt-bring-yourself-to-read-the-liveblogging-of-the-library-of-parliament-committee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/in-case-you-couldnt-bring-yourself-to-read-the-liveblogging-of-the-library-of-parliament-committee/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 18:31:38 +0000 kadyomalley http://blog.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/in-case-you-couldnt-bring-yourself-to-read-the-liveblogging-of-the-library-of-parliament-committee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/in-case-you-couldnt-bring-yourself-to-read-the-liveblogging-of-the-library-of-parliament-committee/feed/ 0 I should point out that it actually turned out to be far more interesting... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/liveblogging-the-library-of-parliament-committee-seriously/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/liveblogging-the-library-of-parliament-committee-seriously/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 17:18:56 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1037 11:47:49 AM ... No, I haven’t lost my mind, and no, this isn’t a parody]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/05/15/liveblogging-the-library-of-parliament-committee-seriously/feed/ 0 11:47:49 AM ... No, I haven’t lost my mind, and no, this isn’t a parody