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Wednesday, April 14
Canada's record industry appeals download ruling
by
DavidAkin
on Wed 14 Apr 2004 02:25 PM EDT
The Canadian Recording Industry Association says it will appeal a
controversial court ruling last month that seemed to suggest that, in Canada
anyhow, sharing music on the Internet is not illegal. The record industry
will argue that Federal Court of Canada Judge Konrad von Finckenstein made
several legal errors in ... more »
Is bandwidth back?
by
DavidAkin
on Wed 14 Apr 2004 02:09 PM EDT
Washington-based research firm TeleGeography says that "while falling prices
and overcapacity continue to plague the industry ... New demand growth has
begun to outpace price erosion on many city-to-city routes."
That would be encouraging news to long-haul service providers like Bell,
Spring, and (back from the dead) 360Networks. It also ... more »
How do we make sure everyone participates in the Information Society
by
DavidAkin
on Wed 14 Apr 2004 01:11 PM EDT
In December, the International Telecommunications Union will host the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva, Switzerland. In preparation for that summit, the ITU is asking anyone with any interest at all in this area, to fill out an online survey asking questions like:
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