I am very excited to be delivering the annual Hart House lecture tonight. While the lecture has sold out, there will be a live webcast along with a future podcast and television broadcast.
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Copyrighting Science
I’ve been remiss in posting links to of my two recent works on copyright reform. Last spring I wrote a report on copyright reform and scientific research for the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee. The government has now posted Copyrighting Science: Canadian Copyright Reform and the Future of Scientific Research. The […]
“Impertinent and Presumptuous”
Pollara, the company that has conducted several surveys on behalf of CRIA (including the CRTC submission), has posted a lengthy 11 page response to my original blog posting (a comment brought the response to my attention as I was unaware of it until this evening). Pollara suggests that my statements […]
The DMCA is Anti-Competitive
So says the CATO Institute, a noted free market, limited government, U.S. think tank. I provided a Canadian perspective on the competitive effects of anti-circumvention legislation in my contribution to the In the Public Interest book. (Thanks Howard!).
The Rise of the Clip Culture
My weekly Law Bytes column (homepage version, Toronto Star version, international BBC version) examines the rise of the "clip culture" which has driven the remarkable growth of video sharing sites such as Youtube.com. The column highlights the different types of clips and discusses the legal and business implications that video sharing is beginning to generate.