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Bill C-10 and the Non-Existent Problem

When I posted my comments on Bill C-10 last week, I noted that Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner "says this will 'affect a very small number of the over 1000 productions that receive tax credits annually.'  Can she name these productions?."  The Toronto Star's Peter Howell has the answer – […]

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March 10, 2008 8 comments News

Charlie Angus on a WIPO Reality Check

The NDP's Charlie Angus offers Industry Minister Jim Prentice a much-needed reality check on WIPO and copyright reform.

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March 10, 2008 5 comments News

Canadian Lawyer on the Canadian Blawging

Thanks to Canadian Lawyer for naming this blog one of Canada's top ten legal blogs.

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March 10, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

CMEC Renews Call for Educational Exemption

Sam Trosow points to (and dismantles) the latest CMEC call for an Internet exception to cover "free stuff" on the Internet.  The CMEC proposal continues to drive a wedge between education groups and discouragingly burns important political capital on an ill-advised reform that is unnecessary and potentially harmful.

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March 10, 2008 4 comments News

Facing Up To Facebook: The Fight For Fair Copyright in Canada

Last week, I had the pleasure of delivering a talk at Osgoode Hall titled Facing Up to Facebook: The Fight for Fair Copyright in Canada.  The abstract of the talk was: In December 2007, the Canadian government planned to introduce new copyright legislation that was to have mirrored the U.S. […]

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March 9, 2008 5 comments News