Author Archives: Wayne Borean
The Real Reason for Bill C-11/ACTA/SOPA/PIPA
One of the major complaints from the Motion Picture Association of America has been how can you budget a high-priced thriller, if you can’t charge huge amounts of money for tickets? They keep asking this question, even though they know … Continue reading
A Primer for Law Enforcement: How To Tell if Someone is a Member of Anonymous
It has been hilarious watching Law Enforcement and the Mainstream Media trying to get a handle on Anonymous. After watching both demonstrate that The Peter Principle is alive and well, most especially Law Enforcement, which seems dedicated to out Pythoning … Continue reading
Book of Honor – Urbema – First Draft – Being Published Online
Kleo and I have been working on a novel. Actually Sam and I started it before he died, and Kleo has helped me work on it since.
Outback Zack’s Australian Animal Fire Victims Appeal
I’m looking for a video. Does anyone have on VHS, Beta, PVR, or whatever, a copy of Outback Zack’s Australian Animal Fire Victims Appeal that they could send to me? If so, you’ll earn my undying gratitude for all of … Continue reading
Corporate Copyright Scofflaws 0012 – Sony Corporation
The largest copyright pirates are the large corporations, particularly in the content distribution business. Yes, those companies who scream the loudest that their customers are ‘pirating’ movies, songs, books, etc. In this series, we are going to look at cases … Continue reading
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Tagged Copyright, Corporate Copyright Scofflaws
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Futurist Prediction Update – Copyright – Update 1
I’ve written about Copyright since 2008. My original articles were explanatory, for friends and relatives. That changed when Doctor Mihály Ficsor borrowed Barry Sookman’s blog. That post, which consisted of so many inaccuracies that I couldn’t count them, got me … Continue reading
2011 Blog Report
I really should try to keep up with my email. Jetpack, the WordPress stats add-on sent me an email with a report on what I did in 2011, and I only noticed it today. It had some interesting statistics. Enjoy. … Continue reading
The Great White North
I’m on holiday this week, visiting my mother-in-law, the poet laureate of Temiskaming District. I’m also recuperating from fixing my computer, and other stuff. No, it didn’t include a hangover. I gave up drinking twenty-five years ago, and I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Climate Change, Culture, Family
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Futurist Prediction – The CPU Registry – And You Thought the Long Gun Registry Was Bad…
If you think the Long-Gun Registry was a debacle, think again. Wait till you see the CPU Registry.
