GitHub Re-Instates YouTube-DL After Letter from the EFF Drew Wilson | November 21, 2020 GitHub has re-instated repositories for online backup tool, YouTube-DL. This after the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sent a letter.
EFF Uses YouTube DL Takedown to Renew Calls to End Anti-Circumvention Laws Drew Wilson | November 2, 2020 The Electronic Frontier Foundation is renewing calls to fight anti-circumvention laws. This after the YouTube DL takedown.
Digital Rights Issues Bubble Beneath NAFTA Re-Negotiations Talks Drew Wilson | April 19, 2017 There’s been talk off and on about the re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Often overlooked are the digital rights issues that lurk beneath the surface.
Anti-Circumvention Laws Struck Down in Columbia Drew Wilson | January 26, 2013 By Drew Wilson On the back of the news we broke earlier about a study on anti-circumvention laws, news has arrived that those kinds of anti-circumvention laws have been struck down in the constitutional court of Columbia. It’s part of many trade agreements including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement …
Report – CETA Weeks Away from Completion Drew Wilson | January 24, 2013 By Drew Wilson One of the, according to activists, threats to the Internet is apparently nearing completion. CETA (Comprehensive economic and Trade Agreement) is reportedly weeks away from being finalized. While the text has mostly remained secret, leaked information revealed that it contains anti-circumvention language and a copyright term extension. There’s even the possibility of …
New Study: Anti-Circumvention Laws Excessively Favours Rightsholders Drew Wilson | January 22, 2013 By Drew Wilson One of the issues brought up by activists in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was that included anti-circumvention language. Now, activists have new evidence to back them up. A recently published study says that copy protection laws are excessively favoring the content industry. Anti-circumvention laws are already a fact of life in the …
UK Court Rules Blank Nintendo DS Cartridges Illegal Drew Wilson | August 2, 2010 Building home brew video games for the Nintendo DS (and any form of modding for that matter) just got a lot harder for UK residents. A UK court ruled that blank cartridges such as R4DS are illegal and that retail stores are banned from selling, marketed or importing such cartridges in the UK. While many …
American Anti-Circumvention Laws Becoming More Liberal? Drew Wilson | July 26, 2010 The US might be one party pushing for tougher copyright rules internationally through ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), but the laws surrounding anti-circumvention appear to be getting looser these days. It may very well be a sign that the toughest anti-circumvention rules around might not be in everyone’s best interest.
Australia to Sign WIPO Internet Treaties Drew Wilson | April 27, 2007 When it comes to WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization), there’s plenty of publicity for it to go around – some good, but more bad.
CMCC views clash with CRIA views on Copyright Drew Wilson | February 1, 2007 The CMCC (Canadian Music Creators Coalition) are making new waves with their recent comments about a record breaking year in digital sales in Canada.
