Archive for March 21st, 2006

“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!).

EU To Conduct Full Review of Copyright Directive

News from Europe this morning that the EU is planning a full review of its copyright directive. The review was to have focused on implementation in member states but now will be a broader evaluation of the directive itself. In further good news, Professor Bernt Hugenholtz will lead the review. […]