The Internet Is Filesharing :: On ISP Levies and Creators’ Rights to...
I was recently asked by the Songwriters’ Association of Canada (SAC) to submit a briefing on why file sharing is inevitable, and why a levy system for ISPs makes sense. (The SAC is in the process of...
View ArticleMUSE3 Showcase Forum :: Fearless City
We had a whirlwind day of great presentations (and challenging deliberations) at the MUSE3 Showcase Forum last Friday, at SFU Harbour Centre. Embedded at right is the first of these presentations, from...
View ArticleVote for Fair Copyright and Culture
I’ve been brewing up a post that I’d hoped to release today, reflecting on the experience of indie music promotion and how it’s changed in a very short time (2-3 years), but I’m putting that on hold,...
View ArticleCommercial Whiplash: Nokia, carriers, and why Canada is still full of crap...
On Nokia’s shrinking North American market share: “(Samsung & others) were quick to meet carriers’ customization demands, an area in which Nokia proved reluctant.” (http://bit.ly/zuSN). But this is...
View ArticleRoom Enough For Everyone :: Canada On the Web
The Tyee is carrying Michael Geist’s succinct report about the upcoming hearings at the CRTC over the future of Internet regulation in Canada. Most of these proposals don’t make any sense – imposing...
View ArticleThe end of free music?
Last.fm (aka CBS) has finally thrown in the towel on free music. Well, I’m not going with them. It’s not that Last.fm sucks; they still offer a great service, one that *might* be worth the subscription...
View ArticleVancouver Digital Week, Cossette Convergence 09, and the Future of Mobile
Vancouver Digital Week is coming up soon (May 11-14), and it’s a must-attend for anyone in the New/Social/Mobile Media scenes in the Pacific Northwest. In fact, it’s an international must-attend event...
View ArticleCopyright Town Hall Sham-bolics
It appears that by design or chance, the big Town Hall meeting on Copyright law in Toronto yesterday was dominated by one side of the debate – that side representing the (mostly foreign-based)...
View ArticleLes Comps
Ta-da. I’ve finally submitted the field definitions for my Comprehensive exams. Here they are. Comments welcome; it helps. I’m writing the Philosophy of Technology exam in October, and the Theorizing...
View ArticleWhy the HST is a Labour Issue
I don’t usually post about taxation or provincial politics (do I?). But being one of a sizeable community of technology workers (and workers in many other industries) who are required by law to charge...
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