The Rise of the Machines

The Rise of the Machines

  “The rise of the machines is here, but they do not come as conquerors, they come as creators.”[1]  This concept of creating is fundamental to Canadian copyright law.  Indeed, copyright’s raison d’etre has been described as “encouraging the dissemination of works…and obtaining a just reward for the creator.”[2]  Why then, have these machines divided […]

Righting Copywrongs & The Psychedelic Visions of George Clinton

Righting Copywrongs & The Psychedelic Visions of George Clinton

I heard a wonderful interview on the drive home today.  Tom Power of CBC was interviewing the legendary George Clinton.  For those of you unfamiliar (which I hope isn’t many), George Clinton is the brilliant mind behind Parliament (go listen to Give Up the Funk), Funkadelic (go listen to Maggot Brain), and of course, Parliament-Funkadelic.  […]