Government Officials Admit New Money Figures from Bill C-11 Are “Illustrative” Drew Wilson | July 2, 2022 After insisting that Bill C-11 means new funding, the Canadian government is admitting that the numbers are more or less made up.
How Canada Left Billions on the Table After Dragging Its Feet on Privacy Reform Drew Wilson | January 11, 2022 As fines continue to stack up for large tech giants abroad, Canadian’s are still waiting for privacy reform.
Liberal Critics of “Big Tech” Apparently Spent Big on Facebook Advertising Drew Wilson | September 24, 2021 The Liberals are seemingly no fan of “Big Tech”, but apparently are huge fan of throwing money at Facebook for advertising.
Democrats Table SAFE TECH Act In Their Effort to Gut Section 230 Drew Wilson | February 7, 2021 Trump tried to gut Section 230 and failed. Now, Democrats are trying their hand at gutting the law through the SAFE TECH Act.
Big Publishers Asking for Advertising Dollar Preferential Treatment Drew Wilson | April 5, 2020 Advertising dollars have been acing a squeeze lately. Now, Big UK publishers are calling for preferential treatment for their outlets.
Canadian Copyright Collective CPCC Demands a $160 Million Bailout Drew Wilson | June 14, 2018 It appears that Music Canada is not the only one calling on the Canadian government to hand them free money. The CPCC is also wanting a $160 Million bailout.
What Piracy? Bell Revenue Goes Up, Dividends Rise Drew Wilson | April 8, 2018 We look at another corporation to see if things are as gloomy as FairPlay Canada suggests. Seems things are going fine with Bell.
Australian Copyright Collective Steals Millions for Lobbying Purposes Drew Wilson | April 26, 2017 A major scandal is brewing in Australia. The Copyright Agency is accused of stealing $15 million in royalties and funnelling the money into a fund used for lobbying.
MPAA Profits Soar to New Records, Rakes in $38.6 Billion Drew Wilson | March 28, 2017 For years, major content industries would point to file-sharing and say that their profits are hurting because of it. A new report suggests that, in fact, the content industry is doing just fine.
What Filesharing Studies Really Say: Part 11 – Public Performance Profits Skyrocketing Drew Wilson | April 7, 2016 this is part 11 of the re-publication of my meta-analysis on what filesharing studies really say.