From CBC.ca
Copyright bill would ban breaking digital locks.
By Peter Nowak, CBC News
A key clause regarding the breaking of digital locks, however, could trump many of those other permissions. The bill would make it illegal for a person to crack a digital lock placed on a device, disc or file. It would be illegal to copy a CD or digital song sold with copy protection on it, for example. A key clause regarding the breaking of digital locks, however, could trump many of those other permissions. The bill would make it illegal for a person to crack a digital lock placed on a device, disc or file. It would be illegal to copy a CD or digital song sold with copy protection on it, for example.
Minister of Industry Tony Clement unveiled copyright reform legislation at the Electronic Arts video game studio in Montreal on Wednesday. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)The government has introduced new copyright legislation that would legalize activities commonly engaged in by thousands of Canadians — such as copying a CD — but which would criminalize breaking digital locks placed on gadgets and media.
The legislation, Bill C-32, proposes enshrining in law some of the following measures:
- The express legalization of format shifting, or the copying of content from one device to another, such as a CD to a computer or an iPod.
- The express legalization of time shifting, or recording television programs for later viewing but not for the purposes of building up a library.
- Allowing consumers to make a back-up copy of content to protect against loss or damage.
- A YouTube clause that allows people to mash up media under certain circumstances, as long as it’s not for commercial gain.
- A “notice-and-notice” system where copyright holders will inform internet providers of possible piracy from their customers. The ISP would then be required to notify the customer that he or she was violating the law. The violator’s personal information could then be released to the copyright holder with a court order.
- ISPs and search engines would be immune from the copyright violations of their users.
- A differentiation of commercial copyright violation versus individual violation. Individuals found violating copyright law could be liable for penalties between $100 and $5,000, which is below the current $20,000 maximum.
- New exceptions to fair dealing that will allow copyright violations for the purposes of parody, satire and education.
I dunno man (imho) if the powers that be really want to address piracy, public rights and the unfair loss of revenue for artists and other entities, they have to go directly to the enabler – which is the internet service providers. Turn the tap off and let the chips fall where they fall.
Read the rest after the jump!
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Shad chops it up with Exclaim! cover story style right in time for the release of his new album TSOL (another SOLID release I might add). Full article under the hood or just click here!
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Shad Gets It
By Ryan B. Patrick
“I’m a cynic but I try to keep my heart warm.” Amid all the bueno bon mots, mesmerizing metaphors and tasty turns of phrase on Shad’s third studio album ― the enigmatically titled TSOL — this particular line, from “Lucky 1s,” stands out.
On the surface, such world-weary pessimism seems out of sync with the happy-go-lucky, Fresh Prince-inspired shenanigans Shad revelled in on his most celebrated track and viral video, 2008’s “The Old Prince Still Lives At Home,” off his Polaris Music Prize-nominated album The Old Prince. Currently living on the West coast, the 28-year old rapper admits that he’s in an introspective state of mind. With one eye on furthering his music career and other on continuing to work part-time towards a master’s degree in liberal studies at Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University, the Kenyan-born, London, ON-raised rapper is at a crossroads. As he prepares to drop one of the most anticipated Canadian hip-hop releases of the year, time will tell if it’s enough to launch the Polaris-and Juno-nominated artist into superstar status.
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Ellen shows love! Click here to check out Melanie‘s feature on Ellen’s website as well as a link to watch Mel’s performance of “It Kills Me” from the show.
Melanie Fiona released her debut album last fall, and she’s already been nominated for a Grammy! She is incredibly talented, and you can see for yourself by watching her performance of the hit single, “It Kills Me.”
Great night at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Monday night! Big shouts to all the nominees (the categories were really tight competitively speaking) and of course to the winners. Here are some of the categories or check www.stylusgroup.ca for a full list of the winners!
R&B Single of the Year: Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me
Hip-Hop Single of the Year: Drake – Best I Ever Had
Producer of the Year: Boi-1da (Drake – Best I Ever Had)
Radio Mixshow DJ of the Year: P-Plus
Mixtape of the Year: DJ Wristpect
Club DJ of the Year: Ill Kidz
Female DJ of the Year: DJ Lissa Monet
Shouts to the 400+ that were at The MOD Club last night for our Stylus Nominee Party. Was a dope event overall (if I do say so myself) which featured performances by Mayhem Morearty, Kim Davis, Shaun Boothe, Andreena Mill, Famous, JD Era and Rich Kidd! Shouts to Ill Kidz and Lissa Monet who held down the tables. We also gave away two official Stylus DJ Awards: Rated Next DJ Of The Year which went to DJ Spoonz and Club MC Of The Year which went to the legendary Kid Kut! Here’s his official press release about the award! Congrats and looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at the awards show!
KID KUT – THE VOICE OF THE VIBE AWARDED WITH 2010 STYLUS CLUB MC OF THE YEAR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 31, 2010 – TORONTO, ON
Kid Kut your Voice of the Vibe took home his category’s highest acclaim for a third time last night at the Stylus DJ Awards sponsored by Mark Eckō Watches – Known for being a founding member of one of the Toronto urban scene’s
pioneering sound crews, The Baby Blue Crew, Kevin “Kid Kut” Keith of the X-Caliber Entourage has gone on to serve the industry as one of Canada’s most recognized club emcees. On May 30th, 2010 at The Mod Club Theatre located at 722 College St. Toronto, ON he was awarded the 2010 Stylus Club MC of the Year Award for a third time.
“It is truly an honour to receive this award, and I want to say thanks to my team for supporting me throughout my career.” – Kid Kut, in a statement after the show.
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Shouts to K’naan! You know you’ve made it when…
Anyone who knows me knows I love my hats. Size 7 1/8 please!!! Shouts to everyone at Big It Up (have you visited their new store called Brimz on Queen Street yet?)! And if you haven’t seen it yet, go down to Yonge/Shuter and check out the sick ING Direct marketing campaign which not only features Dameion Royes from Big It Up but also Eugene from the legendary Play De Record!
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Shouts to The 411 Initiative for continuing to help create positive change in the community! Full artwork + press release under the hood!
Teens in Ontario Youth Detention Facility Release Songs Through School Project
Project Voices Young People’s Ideas Through Music
May 27, 2010. Toronto – Teen participants of The Rebirth Project, an arts mentorship program, release two songs (“This is Who We Are” and “Close To The Edge”) exploring their stories leading up to and during their incarceration. Students collaborated with mentor musician Rochester, producer Agile (Nas, Jully Black and Kardinal Offishall) and recording engineer Pro Logic to write, produce and record. The two resulting songs will be serviced through On Blast Digital today to DJ’s across Canada.
The Rebirth Project is a collaboration between youth arts organization The 411 Initiative For Change and Brookside Secondary School, a high school within a youth detention facility in Cobourg, Ontario. The project was funded by the Ontario Arts Council and was formatted as a record label simulation. It ran over 10 weeks during the winter of 2010 as a complement to the school’s music program.
DOWNLOAD: II Real – This Is Who We Are + Close To The Edge (Prod. by Agile)| STREAM
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Gotta give props where props are due. When we were trying to figure out a cohesive way to create an online extension of OTA Live, Nahright was definitely a huge influence as far as deciding to go straight blog style goes. Congrats to eskay and the whole NR fam on their 5th year anniversary and thanks to Toronto for being so dope that we have so much content to post everyday. Ok, enough sentimental bla bla bla…JD Era, Andreena Mill and A-Game live on OTA Live tonight. Chyea!
Copped mine on Queen Street yesterday. If you’re in Toronto, find TRA on the streets or go check out Play De Record or Rockwell to get your copy. No free downloads here b*tches. Not yet anyways. For a taste of what’s on the tape, peep the links below.
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Shad’s TSOL album is officially out!
This is his third full-length release (an amazing feate in these times) and maaan it is pretty sick!
Beginning to end – great songs with well-executed concepts, commentary and story lines over a perfect production sound scape from Rich Kidd, Ric Notes, Classified, Relic, TLO and Kondrat & La Manga; along with solid features from Ian Kamau, Justin Nozuka and Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning & Lisa Lobsinger (what a lineup!).
For any emcee looking for that ground-zero Canadian hip-hop market model that balances commercial viability with true b-boy artistry – this guy is your inspiration (shouts to G and the entire team!).
Bottom line: If you’ve been a fan from the very beginning (When This Is Over); got into him on the second album (The Old Prince); or’ve never (ever) taken in a Shad K album (or seen him live) – this is that moment where it simply won’t be possible to plead honest ignorance while keeping your credibility as a contemporary hip-hop fan intact.
London Stand Up!
Get TSOL HERE!
His full Canadian tour schedule’s available after the jump!
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