Nice to see they [the conference] are staying away from the USA. While Japan does have a history of being racist towards those who aren't born and living in Japan, I feel like those who will attend DebConf27 will stay in the tourist areas and do tourist things.
They are comparing the Avengers movie that came out in 2019 (pre-pandemic) with a movie that came out this past weekend, I don't think it's fair to compare them.
In 2019 movies were cheaper ($9.16, compared to starting from almost $12), people (more or less) knew how to act in a theatre, and such. And today everything is more expensive, meaning people will go out to movies less.
The last spider man movie that was pre MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) was 2014. Spider man movies have always done well in the box office, the last one (no way home, in 2021) did $1.910 billion in the box office.
They mention in the US they are affiliated with the US branch of Communications Workers of America (CWA). "Separately, the WWU-UK branch has affiliated with United Tech and Allied Workers (UTAW), a national branch of the Communication Workers Union (CWU)." You can see their FAQ for more details.
If you prefer reading, there's great articles by OpenMedia, and many by Michael Geist.
For the latest on if the bill has passed (and what stage), see the Parliament of Canada website.
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