More on Authors Guild v. Google Print

September 22, 2005

Lawrence Lessig has posted some obervations on the dispute. It’s perhaps the most lucid piece of writing on the topic I’ve seen so far so I’ll quote extensively:

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New Canadian Internet Jurisdiction Cases

September 22, 2005

Two internet jurisdiction cases released in a week may be business-as-usual in the U.S., but it’s a rarity in Canada. Burke v. NYP

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Media Disintermediation, Redux

September 21, 2005

The battle over the middleground continues – Apple is defending the $.99 song and Google is getting sued for putting the world’s libraries online. When we look back on the early part of this century, will we see it as a time when the battle for the middle ground – the battle over distribution of […]

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The Future of Newspapers, Redux

September 21, 2005

Pressure continues to build in the newspaper business. Major papers continue to search for new revenue streams as the eBays and Craigslists of the world hold newspaper circulations and classifieds down on the ground and beat them senseless. Layoffs abound – the NYT reported 500 yesterday, this the same week they announced that Op-Ed columnists […]

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More on Celphone Number Portability

September 19, 2005

Tyler Hamilton of The Star has written a piece on the industry’s efforts to slow down the transition to wireless number portability.

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The Stats on Bootstrapping

September 19, 2005

Dane Carlson recently posted some interesting research from Babson College and the London School of Business which concluded that “fewer than one in 10,000 companies in the United States receive their initial funding from venture capital firms”.

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The Globe on Wireless Number Portability

September 16, 2005

I’ve ridden the Globe this week for being AWOL on the story of the appallingly slow implementation schedule for WNP being proposed by the industry. Matt Ingram covers the story today with a good piece (paid sub. required) that ends on the following note: U.S. carriers dragged their feet on making the change for 5 […]

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CRTC Invites Comments on Wireless Number Portability

September 16, 2005

The CTRC is inviting comments on wireless number portability, including the implementation timeframe recently proposed by the industry trade group:

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Wireless Broadband in Canada

September 16, 2005

Rogers and Bell are bringing wireless broadband to Canada. The press release is here:

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Dutch to Create Cradle to Grave Records Database

September 15, 2005

AP is reporting that “the Dutch government will begin tracking every citizen from cradle to grave in a single database, opening a personal electronic dossier for every child at birth with health and family data, and eventually adding school and police records.” The new database will begin Jan. 1, 2007.

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Update on the National Do Not Call Registry

September 15, 2005

Michael Geist provides a badly needed update on the status of Canada’s do-not-call legislation, or as he presciently puts it, Canada’s do-not-hesitate-to-call list. It looks like he is knee deep in the outrage I hoped for when I blogged this in May after an article by Tyler Hamilton in the Star.

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Nicholas Carr on eBay – Skype

September 15, 2005

Nicholas Carr has the sanest analysis I’ve seen so far of the bizarre eBay acquisition of Skype. Gist: So it comes back to a simple question: Was buying Skype the cheapest way for eBay to add voice communication to its auction service? I have yet to see anyone, including eBay itself, make a convincing case […]

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