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Copyright

Vancouver Sun on the USTR Special 301 Report

The headline says it all – U.S. Falsely Claims Canada is Lax on Digital Piracy.

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May 6, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

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 […]

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May 5, 2009 1 comment News

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 […]

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May 5, 2009 11 comments News

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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May 5, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

Microsoft Wins Big Damage Award in Copyright Case

Howard Knopf points to a recent Federal Court case in which Microsoft was awarded $250,000 arising from copyright infringement of its software.

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May 5, 2009 1 comment News