Author Archives: bhaggart

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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The spread of copyright norms: Evidence from Sweden

Posted on September 6, 2011 by bhaggart

Yet more evidence, via Wikileaks cables, of another country’s decision to acquiesce to U.S. copyright-reform demands. This time it’s Sweden, and the cables reveal a virtual checklist of demands, including the prosecution of the owners of the Pirate Bay. An … Continue reading →

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Moral-rights justifications of copyright: It’s always about the money

Posted on September 6, 2011 by bhaggart

One of the most fascinating things I found in my study of copyright policy in Mexico was the odd way in which Mexico’s traditional approach to copyright as an author’s human right (in the Continental European “moral rights” tradition) supported … Continue reading →

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