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The USMCA (called the CUSMA in Canada—just because we like to be different—I will use the two terms interchangeably) has passed in the US Congress and been signed by President Trump. It has also completed the ratification process in Mexico. But in Canada, where Justin Trudeau heads a minority Liberal government, it is still undergoing […]Continue reading “Implementing the USMCA/CUSMA: What Copyright-Related Constraints (and Costs) Does it Impose on Canada—and the US? — Hugh Stephens Blog”

A new study suggests what we’ve suspected for years is right: YouTube is a pipeline for extremism and hate. How do we know that? More than 330,000 videos on nearly 350 YouTube channels were analyzed and manually classified according to a system designed by the Anti-Defamation League. They were labeled as either media (or what we think ofContinue reading “@tanyabasu: YouTube’s algorithm seems to be funneling people to alt-right videos”

His Master had told him to call for help should a Wolf attack the flock, and the Villagers would drive it away. So now, though he had not seen anything that even looked like a Wolf, he ran toward the village shouting at the top of his voice, “Wolf! Wolf!” As he expected, the Villagers […]Continue reading “Google Says Don’t Break the Internet–Again–this time to Oracle at SCOTUS — Music Technology Policy”

Here they come again: Hawkfish is Big Tech’s latest attempt to interfere in elections, this time with added Bloomberg, Ron Conway (massive infringers Google/Facebook) and Fred Wilson (viciously exploitative Sofar and the massive infringer Cloudflare). Why should Cambridge Analytica have all the fun? Mike Bloomberg is plowing millions of dollars into a secretive tech firmContinue reading “Big Tech Election Interference Redux”

Graham Henderson (@GFHenderson) writes on Twitter: “Music Canada hired an economist, Dr George Barker, to factor in inflation & GDP. Something to remember when you think about the size of this gap is that the music industry until 1999 & almost from inception outpaced BOTH inflation and GDP. So you are really looking at aContinue reading “More Value Gap Evidence Cuts Against Safe Harbor”