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Getting Beyond Canada’s Copyright Myths

The Hill Times features a special op-ed I wrote based on my presentation last week at the Public Policy Forum's conference on intellectual property.  Getting Beyond Canada's Copyright Myths (Hill Times version (sub required), homepage version) highlights the same five myths discussed in the presentation (video, audio), namely the importance […]

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May 4, 2008 13 comments Columns

Who Speaks for the Liberals on Copyright?

In an otherwise one-sided account of the Public Policy Forum copyright symposium, Embassy includes some noteworthy remarks from Liberal Industry critic Scott Brison on copyright reform.  The article quotes Brison: "'Our position is we would work to find the right balance between creators and users,' Mr. Brison said. He said […]

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April 30, 2008 4 comments News

The Copyright Myths

As part of Monday's Public Policy Forum's symposium on copyright, I was given the opportunity to deliver a short talk on copyright.  I titled the talk "The Copyright Myths," a nod to the rhetoric around the copyright reform issue in Canada (for those who are wondering – the U.S. Ambassador […]

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April 29, 2008 21 comments News

The Copyright Myths

As part of Monday's Public Policy Forum's symposium on copyright, I was given the opportunity to deliver a short talk on copyright.  I titled the talk "The Copyright Myths," a nod to the rhetoric around the copyright reform issue in Canada (for those who are wondering – the U.S. Ambassador […]

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April 29, 2008 Comments are Disabled Stop CDMCA

ComputerWorld Canada on Copyright Reform

ITWorld Canada features an editorial warning the technical community of the dangers of copyright reform, arguing that "a piece of legislation that views TPM circumvention in black and white will only harm Canadian industries and consumers, effectively trumping their fair use rights in the process. And fair dealing should be […]

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March 24, 2008 1 comment News