Author Archives: bhaggart

Canada’s copyright reform bill: Desperately seeking economists (and evidence)

Posted on October 23, 2011 by bhaggart

Even though this is nominally a blog about copyright, and even though much of my work to date has focused has concentrated on the Canadian copyright policymaking process, I haven’t felt much of a need to post anything about the … Continue reading →

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Canada and the United States: Two Separate Countries, Part XVII

Posted on September 21, 2011 by bhaggart

Think the “Beyond the Border” Canada-U.S. joint security arrangement will do anything to improve the two countries’ overall trade relationship, beyond the direct effects of the agreements’ provisions (provided they’re not overridden by Congress)? Think again: Canada plans to fight … Continue reading →

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What border-security agreements can and can’t deliver

Posted on September 10, 2011 by bhaggart

According to the Globe and Mail, Canada and the United States have reached an agreement on that border-security deal they announced back in February. Interesting that the agreement will likely be announced almost 10 years to the day that the … Continue reading →

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Hyperbole-free copyright reporting: It can be done!

Posted on September 8, 2011 by bhaggart

We have a winner! Tannara Yelland sticks to the facts and contributes some original reporting that captures the complexity of the Access Copyright situation without vilifying anyone (h/t Geist). Good stuff. Kudos to Yelland and the Canadian University Press for boldly going where … Continue reading →

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The dismal state of the copyright debate

Posted on September 7, 2011 by bhaggart

I really have to get back to writing proposals and journal articles, so I’ll keep this brief. Just last week I was hoping that the Globe and Mail (or some paper, any paper) would do some actual reporting on the … Continue reading →

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