The UK's Guardian with a story on how Canada is now a role model for making its mapping data freely available.
Archive for April, 2007
Edwards – No NN May Squash Grassroots
Speaking to a group of Howard University Students, U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards talked about Net Neutrality and joined a growing list of U.S. presidential candidates that support NN. A list that includes senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. You can watch his speech on YouTube. The most interesting thing […]
France Establishes DRM Watchdog
As part of my 30 Days of DRM series last summer, I called for the creation of a new collaborative body that would provide on-demand reviews for new circumvention rights. I argued that the U.S. DMCA process, which occurs once every three years, simply does not provide the public with […]
U.S. Trade Policy and IP
Last week the U.S. and South Korea agreed on a major free trade agreement. The deal hasn't attracted much attention (though Canadian coverage has commented that a Canada – South Korea deal may now be on the way), but the extensive intellectual property provisions are worth noting, since they illustrate […]
Open Access Law Canada
My colleague Elizabeth Judge has been spearheading an important initiative focused on open access and the law. Open Access Law Canada is part of the broader Open Access Law program that is working to support law reviews movement toward open access. The new site includes a model Canadian publication agreement […]