Author Archives: bhaggart

Access to Information by the Numbers

Posted on June 14, 2010 by bhaggart

Following up on a previous post: Number of days it took to fulfill my request for information from the Privy Council Office for “records related to copyright law reform,” between June 1, 2005, and the date of the request (December … Continue reading →

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No good deed goes unpunished

Posted on June 8, 2010 by bhaggart

Personally, if someone explained to me that they were late in replying to an offer of admission to a Masters program because, “I’m in rural Tanzania teaching kids to read and my Internet access is a bit spotty,” I’d give … Continue reading →

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Canadian copyright: Room to maneuver?

Posted on June 7, 2010 by bhaggart

As I mentioned in my previous post, on Thursday I presented a paper – essentially my dissertation’s argument compressed into 25 pages – at the Canadian Political Science Association’s annual conference. Great, insightful comments from our discussant, York University Professor … Continue reading →

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Shameless self-promotion and the future of journalism

Posted on June 4, 2010 by bhaggart

As you may have heard, yesterday I presented a paper on North American digital copyright policy at the Canadian Political Science Association annual conference. It’s nice to be noticed, but boo to the NDP: the quote about the Americans deals … Continue reading →

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Getting ready to debate Canadian copyright: Things to keep in mind

Posted on April 20, 2010 by bhaggart

So Canada is going to be getting a new copyright bill, sooner rather than later. The cynic in me says that this only means that a federal election is also going be happening sooner rather than later. (My inner cynic … Continue reading →

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