Columnists
The tale of the tape: Uber vs. the taxis
Wayne MacPhail | Why is an Uber car like a Betamax tape? Answer: both are disruptive innovations. And both are being dealt with by incumbent industries in exactly the same way -- with mindless blunt force.
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The Mega-spies on Megaupload
Eva Prkachin | Law-abiding Internet users who use popular and file-hosting services are now finding themselves under the government's microscope.
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Vancouver Polar Bear Swim
Our digital Polar Bear Swim for the open Internet
Eva Prkachin | If the first two weeks of January are any indication, it’s going to be a busy year for the open Internet.
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Goliath vs. Goliath
Eva Prkachin | Leaked emails reveal that Sony, the MPAA, and other large studios are concocting a plan to censor the Internet.
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Municipalities struggle to cover the costs of federal and provincial cutbacks
Charley Beresford | When services are cut at the federal and provincial level, municipalities are left holding the bag. What is affected? A new survey of B.C. municipalities says almost everything.
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Why copyright trolling in Canada doesn't make sense
Michael Geist | File sharing lawsuits against individuals in Canada do not make economic sense if the goal is to profit from the litigation.