Digital Piracy – Who Decides What is Considered Pirated Material? The Changing Face of Copyright Judgement in Canada (Part 3)
What is the IPRA? The Internet Piracy Review Agency (IPRA) is a proposed non-profit corporation by a coalition of companies including Bell Canada, Rogers, Cineplex, CBC, Corus, Toronto International Film Festival, and Cinémas Guzzo (collectively known as Fair Play Canada) to maintain a list of websites that have hosted or distributed pirated material and force […]
Article Review: The Tyranny of Convenience
The Tyranny of Convenience Tim Wu (2018) ________ Digital Tattoo Rating: 3/5 Summary The name Tim Wu might sound familiar: Wu coined the term “net neutrality”, which we reported on in February. He is a professor of law at Columbia University, ran for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governorship of New York, and […]
The End of the Neutral Net
What is Net Neutrality? The concept is relatively simply: net neutrality refers to the current state of the internet, where “broadband providers should treat all Internet traffic the same”[1]. Essentially, net neutrality regulations ensure that internet service providers (ISP), like Verison, Comcast, or Bell, allow unrestricted access to the content on the web. This form […]
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