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Who Needs Copyright, Anyway?

John Degen's Globe and Mail essay declares that there is no copyright crisis.  Degen is the head of the Professional Writers Association of Canada.

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May 18, 2008 4 comments News

The CAB on Using Your VCR or PVR

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters, in a submission to the CRTC, states: in Canada, consumers who record TV shows for later viewing, whether on a VCR, in-home PVR or, potentially, through an NPVR, are infringing copyright. For this reason, Canadian BDUs are actively seeking an amendment to the Copyright Act […]

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May 13, 2008 6 comments News
Developing Canada’s Intellectual Property Agenda

Developing Canada’s Intellectual Property Agenda

Together with my colleague Jeremy deBeer, I recently contributed an essay titled Developing Canada’s Intellectual Property Agenda to the annual Canada Among Nations (2007).  Our article, which is available online in PDF or via SSRN, argues that Canada should lead by example on intellectual property by adopting flexible, balanced policies […]

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April 16, 2008 Comments are Disabled Chapters, News

Trosow on CMEC

Sam Trosow dissects the two latest CMEC copyright bulletins.

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March 23, 2008 1 comment News

SAC Defends Its Proposal

Eddie Schwartz, the president of the Songwriters Association of Canada, responds to the recent National Post editorial criticizing the organization's proposal to fully legalize file sharing with a counterpoint editorial. 

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March 19, 2008 5 comments News