I read here that Hollywood claims that 50 percent of all pirated movies originate from Canada. Reasons given for this vary from the Canadian copyright laws being too lax, to the multilingual releases found in Montreal and Quebec having a broader demand worldwide. Movie industry types complain that "internal policies of police forces including the ( Read more... )

(My third installment of an ongoing series of articles where I have been exploring the changing nature of the music business, your ability to enjoy music without restrictions and how the former has been increasingly chipping away at the latter.)

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(This is part two in my multipart article discussing the changing landscape of the music industry and what it means for the listeners, the artists, and the recording industry itself. While I am no expert in the field, I've been an avid listener since a very young age, and I have been at least partially involved with most aspects of the process that ( Read more... )

(What follows is part one of my first article dealing with music, movies, your rights to enjoy them and how you enjoy them. These rights are being stripped away at an increasing rate, being replaced with additional costs and aggravation, needless upgrades and damaged or non-functioning equipment. It's a long read, being placed behind a cut for ( Read more... )