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EFF and PK Call For Greater ACTA Transparency

The EFF and Public Knowledge have again expressed their concern over the lack of U.S. transparency over ACTA.  The USTR released only 36 more pages (here and here), withholding over 1,000 other relevant documents.

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IFPI Links Canada – EU Free Trade Negotiations With Copyright Reform

On the day that Canada and the European Union officially announced talks to strike a comprehensive free trade agreement, the IFPI, the international arm of the RIAA and CRIA, used the opportunity to pressure Canada to engage in copyright reform.  In fact, in short commentary in European Voice, IFPI Executive […]

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C-61: A Speculative Documentary

Amit Kehar, Brian Tassilo, and Nick von Roretz, three Concordia communications students, have completed a speculative documentary that imagines a world in which Bill C-61 has become law.  The documentary is narrated by Cory Doctorow with commentary from me, Laura Murray, and Kirwan Cox.

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Torontoist Talks To Jesse Brown

Torontoist features an interesting interview with Jesse Brown, the creator of Search Engine, which announced this week that it is moving to TVO.

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Canada’s Top 25 Political Blogs

I've been remiss in thanking Robert Jago for his monthly compilation of Canada's top 25 Political Blogs.  This blog has been ranked at the top for the past few months but the entire list provides ample evidence that there is a wide range of informed commentary from all sides of […]

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