Howard Knopf has two must-read posts: a copy of his exceptional Hill Times op-ed enumerating why Canadian copyright law is stronger than that found in the U.S. and a nice rebuttal to the 12 copyright lobbyists – he labels them the dire dozen – who penned a response to my recent Hill Times column on how politics is trumping policy on the copyright file.
Canada’s Copyright law is Stronger and Better than U.S.’s
November 27, 2007
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