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Logo Wars Continue Over Apple’s Forbidden Fruit

Written on October 07, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

After targeting New York City’s GreenNYC campaign earlier this year, Apple is now threatening The Victoria School of Business and Technology for infringing on the Apple logo.
The school, located in British Columbia, Canada, contends the claim of infringement:
We strongly disagree and say so in our reply letter. Whether you agree with Apple, or say no [...]

iTunes Store Free to Continue Dominating Digital Music Sales

Written on October 03, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and No one has commented

We reported earlier on the possibility of a 66% raise in royalty fees for digital music distributors. Have no fear readers, the iTunes store will continue offering the generous service of providing somewhere for you to dump all that spare cash. According to CNET News, the Copyright Royalty Board informed interested parties yesterday [...]

C-61 in 61 Seconds

Written on July 21, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 1 person has commented

About a month ago, we mentioned the danger in taking your iPod, iPhone, or Mac across the northern border into Canada. Now there is a ground swell led by Michael Geist, a lawyer, blogger, columnist, and professor at the University of Ottowa opposing Bill C-61:
Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice introduced Bill C-61, which many have [...]

Canadian Royal Mounties Want to Mount Your Drives

Written on June 16, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 11 people have commented

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a copyright protection agreement between the United States, some European Union countries, and now Canada. They already have a pretty random law up in the great white north that allows them to randomly search devices to find files that infringe on copyright laws.
The new plan would allow the border [...]

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