Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 29, 2007 as Music Takedown Strikes The Wrong Chord In February 2006, a part-time Canadian music student established a modest, non-commercial website that used collaborative wiki tools, such as those used by Wikipedia, to create an online library of public domain musical scores. […]
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“Would You Risk Her Life?”
The Toronto Star has been the home of several columns I've written over the past year that focus on counterfeiting and the need for a bit of perspective (overblown claims column, misleading RCMP data column). I'm grateful for that venue and the paper's support for varying perspectives on the issue. […]
Patry on Canadian Copyright
Leading U.S. copyright expert Bill Patry says Canada leads the way on fair dealing.
Copyright and Canada’s Small and Medium Sized Businesses
David Akin points to a recent Strategic Counsel survey (full report, executive summary) conducted on intellectual property awareness within Canada's SME community. The findings suggest that intellectual property issues rank well down on the priority list for most Canadian businesses. Most know little about IP and profess limited concern about […]
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