January 27, 2010 - Around the World

David and Richard reprise some of their discussion about copyright, digital rights management and the internet. Along the way, David answers a couple of tax questions from callers including one from an American living "off grid" on an island near Vancouver, and one from Dubai from a Canadian looking into what the tax consequences were of he and his family returning to Canada "in stages."

With reference to the recently released Apple iPad, the discussion of digital rights and the internet includes the differences between Fair Dealing (Canada) and Fair Use (US) in copyright, as well as the difference between "Notice and Takedown" (DMCA) and "Notice and Notice" (Canada) regarding how ISPs deal with putative copyright violations.

Individual Segments:

1. Introduction to balance of show. Using Ustream.TV chat and accepting questions and discussion.
2. Ustream.TV's video creation suite as Around the World uses it. The rules and regulations governing the internet are changing. Pirate radio in Vancouver and the PeepHole BBS. Amiga framegrabber
3. First video remote security system - 1986 - using telephone to transmit the video. Usenet and the beginnings of the internet in Vancouver. BC Unix Users group and the beginnings of Brunix
4. Globalism and the internet. European Union member Italy going to register any/all uploaders of video to the internet as if they are "broadcasters" in the same sense as via TV. Power grabs by regulators. Reprise of the history of file sharing.
5.  Putting internet copying into the context of marketing and past practices by the publishers Economic problems with publishers' claims of billions owed.
6. David answers a tax question from an American citizen living "off grid" on one of the islands near Vancouver. David continues with answering Offgrid's question and the discussion devolves to David's cars and Jay Leno's Citroen SM.
7. Fuel cells and batteries for off-grid power for the eagle watching cameras.
8. Question from the chat screen - US citizen with vacation property in Canada - relative to renting out the property and tax issues.
9. Digital Rights and the new iPad from Apple. Steve Jobs' hair over the years.
10. More on digital rights and what is happening with changes to technology
11. Digital Rights and locked down content on different machines. Turning your player into a brick. Sampling vs. Collage
12. David answers a tax question from Dubai regarding a Canadian returning to Canada - timing of when Canadian residency for tax purposes occurs.
13. Fair Dealing vs. Fair Use - differences in copyright legal regimes Time shifting in Canada - is it OK?
14. Notice and Takedown vs. Notice and Notice - US vs. Canadian copyright regime
     

Background and Other Reading/Watching

• A Global Perspective on the Internet - Richard Pitt - 4 part series
• The Statute of Anne and where copyright really began
• Canadian Copyright Law - Michael Geist on ACTA
• ACTA Lens site - mostly automated site that shows recent information on ACTA
• Fair Use defined - Fair Use and DMCA-style copyright in Canada 
• Digital Rights Management and Privacy and more Privacy and broken software
• Italian Licensing of internet Video Upload
• Amazon Kindle turns off a book
• The Sony root kit

Tag: dmca free trade costa rica acta copyright counterfeiting fair use fair dealing 3 strikes drm privacy invasion