Tag: profiteering
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All Parties Support Ontario Greenbelt And Recognize Immense Values
Last week, a video was released showing Ontario’s PC Party leader Doug Ford promising to open up a “big chunk” of the Greenbelt to allow development on its protected areas, an idea he attributed to the “biggest developers in this country.” Our Executive Director, Tim Gray responded in the news that this would have severe…
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Streaming Companies Spotify And Labels Sony Making The Money Not Artists
Potter Box Definition: Is it ethical for media streaming companies, such as Spotify, to take advantage of IP loopholes, which are known to negatively impact artist revenues? Values: >Balance & Fairness >Legal Values Loyalties: a. Duty to service b. Duty to subscribers c. Duty to shareholders d. Duty to Intellectual Property e. Duty to Art…
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Google Fined Billions By EU For Breaking Competition Law
It’s hard to imagine how much the latest Google fine really equates to. Really difficult in fact. But don’t worry! We’ve worked that out for you. Surprise, surprise, it’s a lot of money. How many times a day do you say or think “I’ll have to google that!”. Probably a lot. Google has definitely become essential…
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Greens: Report from Environmental Commissioner of Ontario- Big Companies ‘ripping off’ Province under the Lib Gov’t
(Queen’s Park): Big companies are ripping off the province under the Liberal government, according to today’s report from the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario. “It’s wrong for the Liberals to subsidize companies to bottle our water,” says GPO leader Mike Schreiner. “The Liberal government is giving away our water to companies that bottle it and sell…