Archive for May, 2012

Open Medicine At Five Years

The team at Open Medicine, a peer-reviewed Canadian open access medical journal, has an editorial on the first five years of the journal, reflecting on an experience that demonstrates the potential and challenges of open access publishing.

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May 9, 2012 Comments are Disabled News

Speaking Out Against Access Copyright – AUCC Deal

The Carleton University Graduate Students’ Association and the Queen’s University Librarians and Archivists have both issued public letters opposing the Access Copyright – AUCC settlement.

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May 9, 2012 1 comment News

Benkler on the SOPA & ACTA Protests

Harvard professor Yochai Benkler recently delivered an exceptional talk examining how the SOPA and ACTA protests unfolded. The talk highlights the role of online new sources and the rapidly changing key players in raising awareness or generating protest activity. The Guardian: Blueprint for Democratic Participation from The Guardian and The […]

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May 8, 2012 2 comments News

Industry Committee Releases E-commerce Study

The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology has released its final report on e-commerce in Canada (I appeared before the committee last October). The report has sixteen recommendations, but none are particularly innovative or surprising. They include emphasizing e-commerce in the forthcoming digital economy strategy, increasing affordability of Internet […]

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May 8, 2012 Comments are Disabled News

Alberta Court of Appeal Rules Portions of Privacy Law Unconstitutional

The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that portions of the provincial privacy statute are unconstitutional. The decision, United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 v Alberta (Attorney General), is online. Discussion here, here, and here.

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May 8, 2012 1 comment News