Episode 189 - Wood is Dead

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Preamble

• The Verge’s Joshua Topolsky owns Hollywood’s Ari Emanuel.

Copyfight

• Copyright in Canada goes batshit insane.
• SOPA, Canada style (Geist version).

Cana-duh

• Québec’s summer of unrest.
• We’ll put Toronto on lockdown lest our feelings get hurt.

Tired Old Media

• More like Jean Pierre Bias — amirite?
• TV biz “starting to collapse“. Starting to…?

Goin’ Mobile

• Mobile Internet sharing a great idea; in practice, not so much.
• Some more fun stats from everyone’s favourite Nokia-hating Finn.

It’s Not News, It’s Pew-Pews!

• Smart judge is smart.
• Well, so much for Ultrabooks.
• New Ninja something something — whatever, it’s a JoBlo link.
• Here come the supertrees.

Shout-outs

• Props to Jim Henshaw for the next title on my reading list.
• Thanks to our retweeters, as well!
• Check out Anth’s new Facebook project.

Music

• From Rathole Radio 79 here’s unsigned artist Sam Page with his free download track, Lottery.

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