The Stop Online Piracy Act making its way through Congress signifies a sharp and concerning change to American copyright law.
James Plotkin
Law student, University of Ottawa; freelance journalist; musician.
James Plotkin is a law student at the University of Ottawa, and a freelance journalist. His areas of interest range from intellectual property and tech law to entertainment and corporate law. James is also a musician (he has a degree in jazz guitar with specializations in composition and arranging), a sound engineer, and a producer. You can Follow James on his blog, or on Twitter: @J_Plotkin
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Twentieth-Century Laws for 21st-Century Tech
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act hasn’t been updated in 25 years.
A Cure Worse Than the Disease?
A proposed U.S. law would see websites shut down on just an accusation of copyright infringement.
Did Google Steal PayPal’s Payday?
The media giant is accused of poaching PayPal employees and trade secrets in its struggle to enter the online payment business.
Master of My XXX Domain
There will soon be a .xxx domain for porn, but it’s not clear who wants it, or why.
Canada’s Internet Crisis
Internet users are being squeezed ever more by falling bandwidth caps.
Can Cloud-Based Music Even Happen in Canada?
Outdated copyright laws could leave the true north in cloud computing’s dust.
