Tag Archives: U.S.

Genderist Advertising and Privacy

We have all heard about and been ranted to about the evils of “Big Brother” watching all of us from some far-off location but Techdirt writer Michael Ho pointed out how advertisers are getting in on the “Big Brother” action … Continue reading

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When Ethics Meets Law: Should We Keep Secret?

It was just few days ago that WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2012.  Regardless of the fact that the Nobel Peace Prize Committee has been receiving criticisms, this nomination itself causes a great controversy. The … Continue reading

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Fallout: And the Winner is . . .

Copyright is a funny animal when it comes to video games in the US. The years Bethesda and Interplay have spent battling each other over the terms of the intellectual property copyrights sale of the Fallout series illustrate how our … Continue reading

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Copyright Reform in Canada, Bill C-32 – Point of Comparison for the U.S.

Like the U.S., Canada seeks to reform its Copyright Act, enacted in 1924, to address new concepts of property and how the Act responds to technological innovations. The latest proposal, Bill C-32, was tabled on 2 June 2010 by Tony Clement, … Continue reading

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