Archive for January, 2012

James Joyce and the Public Domain

The New Yorker examines the entry of James Joyce’s works into the public domain in Europe (Joyce entered the public domain in Canada twenty years ago), demonstrating why the issue is about far more than free access to books.

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January 13, 2012 Comments are Disabled News

Number of CRTC Net Neutrality Complaints Accelerating

Sarah Schmidt of Postmedia reports that net neutrality complaints to the CRTC have accelerated over the past six months.

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January 13, 2012 3 comments News

“The best way in the history of mankind for a writer to earn money”

Author Joe Konrath, who is earning $3,500 per day from selling e-books on Amazon, highlights the benefits of self-publishing.

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January 13, 2012 4 comments News

Is the Trans Pacific Partnership a Re-writing of NAFTA?

Peter Clark offers excellent insight and analysis into the Trans Pacific Partnership, including Canada’s motivation for participating and the key issues at stake.

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January 12, 2012 Comments are Disabled News

Wanted: New CRTC Chair

The government has posted a notice of vacancy for the CRTC chair position.

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January 12, 2012 6 comments News