Toronto Star Changes its Tune: Likens Bill C-11 to 1984 Drew Wilson | September 26, 2022 The Toronto Star has had a major change in tune over Bill C-11. It’s now likening the bill to 1984.
Editorial: My Letter to My MP Regarding Bill C-18 (Link Taxes) Drew Wilson | April 7, 2022 With the link taxes tabled, Drew Wilson decided to write another letter to his Member of Parliament.
Opinion: Gutenberg Editor is Terrible and Not Ready for Prime Time Drew Wilson | January 12, 2019 With Gutenberg going from a beta for WordPress users to default, Drew Wilson offers his take on the editor.
Opinion: Combining Several Bad Ideas Won’t Stop Piracy Drew Wilson | March 13, 2013 By Drew Wilson Last week, a report suggested that the government agency HADOPI was gearing up to combine website blocking, three strikes laws, search engine demotion and the cutting off of forms of revenue as a means to try and put the squeeze on piracy. Drew Wilson offers his opinion on the matter. One thing …
Opinion: John Manley’s 5 Points for CETA Don’t Add Up Drew Wilson | February 14, 2013 By Drew Wilson John Manley, chief executive of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, recently wrote an opinion piece in which he offers five points on why everyone should be supportive of CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement). Drew Wilson responds with his own rebuttal to the piece. While I was getting swamped by the …
Opinion: Being Against the TPP Doesn’t Mean You’re Against Free Trade Drew Wilson | August 29, 2012 There’s been a rise of opinions amongst supporters of the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that needs to be addressed. The opinion is that if you are against the TPP for whatever reason, that automatically means you are against free trade. Drew Wilson tackles this assumption head on.
A Response to Huffington Post Blogger on Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Drew Wilson | August 5, 2012 While many were relieved that the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 was defeated in the senate, one Huffington Post blogger seemed so upset, that he practically insinuated that politicians were not smarter than a fifth grader for not passing an “obvious” bill. We dissect and respond to these comments.
In Response to Ewan Morrison’s Sky is Falling Piece on ACTA’s Death Drew Wilson | July 6, 2012 After ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) was killed in Europe, many were applauding the secretive agreements demise. One ACTA supporter, Ewan Morrison, took to writing an article in the Guardian to say that everything from journalism to movie making is going to be devastated by this development. We respond to these comments.
Opinion: News Corp and the Myth of Harm Caused by FileSharing Drew Wilson | June 2, 2012 IIC has been doing a round-table on what it calls “content piracy” in Asia recently. The event caught the attention of Mike Masnick on TechDirt who said that this round table was clearly one-sided. We took a look at the questions and felt like adding a few thoughts as well.
Telegraph Reporter Compares Illegal Downloading to Drunk Driving Drew Wilson | May 6, 2012 Late last month, the UK High Court ordered ISPs in the UK to prevent users from accessing Swedish BitTorrent website ThePirateBay. While we covered the fact that just about any method that could possibly be used could be circumvented, one report from The Telegraph reporter compared downloading to drinking and driving.
