The NY Times has published a supportive editorial on the recent UN report linking Internet access to basic human rights. The editorial references graduated response rules, calling the French and UK laws “draconian.”
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Nowak on Seven Steps for Telecom Reform
Peter Nowak posts seven steps to Canadian telecom reform, noting that the issues are not left or right from a political perspective.
Beware Big Pharma Ghostwriters
Dr. Marc-André Gagnon, an assistant professor with the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University and Dr. Sergio Sismondo, professor of Philosophy and Sociology at Queen’s University, write an op-ed about the growing problem of big pharmaceutical companies ghost writing opinion pieces in support of their drugs.
CRTC Releases Draft Regulations for Electronic Commerce Protection Act
Suber on Copyright and Open Access
Peter Suber has an informative post on the interaction between copyright and open access, which includes helpful copyright reforms focused on public domain, copyright misuse, orphan works, and circumvention for non-infringing purposes.
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