Category: issues

When the New Zealand government wanted to auction off part of the wireless transmission spectrum earlier this year, the indigenous Maori claimed it as property granted them under 19th Century treaties with settlers. The government rejects those claims. Wired

Russia -where copyright piracy is rampant – agrees to align its copyright laws with the European Union. Variety.com

The doyenne of do-it-yourself and the World Wrestling Federation venture onto the floor of the stock market with initial public stock offerings. Variety.com

opening a new center to combat theft of intellectual property. Seizures of stolen movies, software and music have nearly doubled since 1994. CBC

Hollywood literary agents rallied to shut down a new internet site that promised overnight review of scripts submitted to the industry for bidding. Variety.com

Familiar reruns on the Art Controversy Network. Why do these things always seem to play out the same way?  Hartford Courant

A new cultural center is much needed – so why is the process of trying to build one so  confusing and convoluted?   Boston Globe

Familiar reruns on the Art Controversy Network. Why do these things always seem to play out the same way?  Hartford Courant

A new cultural center is much needed – so why is the process of trying to build one so  confusing and convoluted? Boston Globe

– according to a new government report.  CBC