Author Archives: bhaggart

Why it’s a dumb idea to interfere in another country’s election (hint: it has nothing to do with abortion)

Posted on November 4, 2012 by bhaggart

I see that people are up in arms over the cancellation of a field trip by students from my old neighbourhood in Ottawa. Students were supposed to go to Ohio – the state that will likely deliver Tuesday’s U.S. presidential … Continue reading →

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Notes on a plagiarism scandal: Erasing the “thin grey line”

Posted on October 1, 2012 by bhaggart

A few quick hits about the Wente plagiarism scandal, mostly for my own reference as it relates to social media. All of the actual reporting on Margaret Wente’s serial plagiarism (sordid summary; timeline) has been undertaken not by professional reporters but … Continue reading →

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Does copyright have to be “trade policy”?

Posted on August 25, 2012 by bhaggart

Nice to see that my longtime friend Keith Serry has started a law blog focusing on “the business of creative people (and in helping creative people stay in business).” That positive focus – asking how can we help the people … Continue reading →

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Hubris and misdiagnosis in Burney and Hampson’s “How Obama Lost Canada”

Posted on June 27, 2012 by bhaggart

I see Derek Burney and Fen Osler Hampson, both of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, have an article in Foreign Affairs with the provocative title “How Obama Lost Canada” (h/t Michael Forbes). It takes the … Continue reading →

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Some stylized facts, two assertions, and one question about copyright and file sharing

Posted on June 21, 2012 by bhaggart

It seems that one of my alt-rock heroes, David Lowery*, has managed to spark a debate over how musicians fare in the brave new world of digital distribution and file sharing. That’s a good thing because creators are all-too-often taken … Continue reading →

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