Archives for July 2009

Project Canvas – what will be on the new platform and on what terms?

Published on 29 Jul 2009 at 2:24 pm. No Comments.
Filed under Misc, Project Canvas.

Blog Author: Tony Ballard 
What is Project Canvas exactly?  And on what terms do content providers have access to it?  Prompted by complaints from some parts of the industry, the BBC Trust has now (23 July 2009) published some additional information.
One key point is that Project Canvas is very much a broadcaster’s response to the internet […]

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Remedies for illicit peer-to-peer file sharing: a conflict of fundamental rights

Published on 1 Jul 2009 at 5:05 pm. 1 Comment.
Filed under Misc, Digital Britain, illegal file sharing.

Blog Author: Tony Ballard 
Nobody, least of all the government, expects that dealing with illegal peer to peer file sharing will be easy. 
Digital Britain sensibly recognises that convenient access to legal content is as much part of the solution as putting new obligations on ISPs.  It is looking to industry for the former and is designing […]

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