Post Tagged with: "copyright"

What Might Conservative Copyright Look Like?

With the House of Commons back in session this week, I have an op-ed in this week's Hill Times that focuses on how a Conservative government intent on adopting a market-oriented policy approach might treat copyright reform. The column notes that there is the potential that history may repeat itself […]

April 2, 2006 — 1 comment — Columns

Hart House Lecture Tonight

I am very excited to be delivering the annual Hart House lecture tonight. While the lecture has sold out, there will be a live webcast along with a future podcast and television broadcast.

March 30, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — News

Copyrighting Science

I’ve been remiss in posting links to of my two recent works on copyright reform. Last spring I wrote a report on copyright reform and scientific research for the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee. The government has now posted Copyrighting Science: Canadian Copyright Reform and the Future of Scientific Research. The […]

March 24, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — News, Scholarship

“Impertinent and Presumptuous”

Pollara, the company that has conducted several surveys on behalf of CRIA (including the CRTC submission), has posted a lengthy 11 page response to my original blog posting (a comment brought the response to my attention as I was unaware of it until this evening). Pollara suggests that my statements […]

March 21, 2006 — 14 comments — News

The DMCA is Anti-Competitive

So says the CATO Institute, a noted free market, limited government, U.S. think tank. I provided a Canadian perspective on the competitive effects of anti-circumvention legislation in my contribution to the In the Public Interest book. (Thanks Howard!).

March 21, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — News