The Economist is conducting a weeklong debate on copyright with the question for discussion "This house believes that existing copyight laws do more harm than good."
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Vancouver Sun on the USTR Special 301 Report
The headline says it all – U.S. Falsely Claims Canada is Lax on Digital Piracy.
Globe and Robertson Settle Copyright Class Action
The Globe and Mail and Heather Robertson have settled their 13 year old fight over the rights of freelance writers and the use of their work in electronic databases. The case went to the Supreme Court of Canada, where a divided court ruled in favour of Robertson. The case has […]
The Blacklist Backlash
Further to my post last week, I have columns today in the BBC and The Mark that discuss why the placement of Canada on the Priority Watch List may backfire. The BBC piece notes that several European countries – including Italy, Spain, Finland, and Israel – submitted briefs to the […]
A Nation of Pirates?
Last week, I posted a comment suggesting that placing Canada on the Priority Watch List could backfire on the U.S. I expand on that comment in an op-ed in The Mark, a new Canadian online news site with a Huffington Post feel that launched yesterday.
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