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umStefa writes:
The Canadian government recently withdrew its plan to introduce a DMCA style bill due to public protest. The intent to introduce some sort of legislation still exists, so what should it look like? What rights should customers have and what rights should the corporations have? It would be naive to think that no copyright can exist, so what is the fair balance?
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umStefa writes:
Following the bad PR Apple has recieved for dropping the iPhone price $200 after only 3 months on the market, Steve Jobs has announced that people who purchased the 8GB model from either the Apple Store or AT&T and did not recieve any discount's or rebates at that time will be given a $100 credit. The CNN article did not specify if a rebate would be provided to people who purchased the 4GB model.
269197
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umStefa writes:
For the last few years the music industry has claimed that reduced CD sales are the result of piracy, while slashdotters have constantly defended piracy on the grounds that main stream music was overpriced. Well know the largest music retailer in Canada has gone and cut their prices on CD's to try and increase sales (CBC article).
If successful could this spur music stores in other countries to reduce their prices? and could it have an effect on piracy rates? or is this simply a move destined to fail (by not increasing CD sales), thereby giving the music industry ammunition to get governments to pass legislation that will support their outdated business model. Only time will tell.
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umStefa writes:
Music retailers in the UK are threatening to pull Prince's CD's from their shelves because he has committed the ultimate music industry evil, he is going to give away copies of his newest CD for free.
"The 10-track Planet EarthCD will be included in this weekend's edition of the Mail on Sunday newspaper, which has a circulation of about 2.3 million. "The artist formerly known as Prince should know that with behaviour like this he will soon be the artist formerly available in record stores," said Paul Quirk of the Entertainment Retailers Association in Britain, referring to a time in the 1990s when the funk star stopped using his name.
