Appeared in the Hill Times on November 12, 2007 as Politics Trumps Policy As Copyright Bill Approaches The annual Canadian Music Week celebration in Toronto is still several months away, but last week Ottawa staged its own version of the event. Two federal departments – Statistics Canada and Industry Canada […]
Archive for November, 2007
CBC’s Search Engine on the Industry Canada P2P Study
CBC's Search Engine led off yesterday with an interview with me on the Industry Canada study on P2P and what it means for the imminent copyright reform bill. A podcast of the broadcast is available here.
Internet Governance Forum Heads to Rio
The AP covers next week's Internet Governance Forum in Rio. I'll be attending and speaking on several panels.
Demonoid Shuts Down Again
Several reports (1, 2, 3) point to another shut down of Demonoid, which has faced significant legal pressure from CRIA.
Opening Up to Canada’s Innovation Potential
The Hill Times ran a special section this week on innovation policy (Hill Times version as full PDF, homepage version) that included a contribution from me about the need to free government data and embrace open access for federally funded research as part of that strategy. I note that last […]
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