Nielsen SoundScan Canada is out today with the 2007 Canadian music sales data. Despite the repeated sky-is-falling claims from CRIA, the actual data keeps telling a different story. In 2006, Canadian digital music sales grew at 122 percent, far faster than either the U.S. or Europe. Over the past twelve […]
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I'm grateful to have been named Best Canadian Law Blog for the second time in Steve Matthew's Canadian Law Blog Awards. This year is particularly special, however, given that I share the award with one of my favourite bloggers, Rob Hyndman. Thanks to Steve and thanks to everyone who reads, […]
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