For the past month the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has been attempting to open its policy and regulation processes to the Canadian public. On October 24, CRTC Chair Jean-Pierre Blais…
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"The Hopper" Vaults Over Another Requested Injunction
Watching a television program only to have it cut to commercial during a dramatic scene has always been a frustrating, yet accepted, experience for those of us watching primetime television…
CBC’s “Ici” Rebranding Turns From PR Debacle to Legal One
CBC’s ill-fated “Ici” re-branding may be getting clawed back, but that’s not stopping Radio-Canada from seeking a trade-mark expungement against current broadcaster and “Ici” trade-mark holder, Sam Nozouri. (more…)
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Game of Thones - Piracy is Coming
TorrentFreak has reported that the first episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones season three broke historic download records, with more than a million as of April 1st, 2013. Canada ranked…
Is it Too Early for a 5-D Apple?
Apple is closing the gap to making full virtual reality a possibility. On July 24th 2012, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the company a patent for its groundbreaking…
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Whose Copyright Reigns Supreme? Copyright and Reality Television Shows
The battle’s heating up, but this time it’s not in kitchen stadium – it’s in the courthouse. Today’s secret ingredient – copyright which protects reality TV shows such as Iron…