Author Archives: bhaggart

Canada’s Access to Information Act leaves grad students out in the cold

Posted on April 13, 2010 by bhaggart

When I get back to Ottawa in a few weeks, I have waiting for me a package of documents I requested from the Privy Council Office (PCO) about Canada’s attempts to implement the 1996 WIPO Internet treaties. I asked for … Continue reading →

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Mexico copyright reform: Well, that was quick

Posted on April 7, 2010 by bhaggart

Way back in November I blogged about the Coalición por el Acceso Legal a la Cultura (Coalition for Legal Access to Culture), which brought together industry and artists’ groups (actually, collection societies representing artists and various unions), the two big … Continue reading →

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Get you ACTA text, right here!

Posted on March 23, 2010 by bhaggart

I’m editing one of my dissertation case studies so I don’t have time to look at it right now, but, for your reading pleasure, here’s a leaked copy of the text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), dated January 18 … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s a Keynesian during a snowfall

Posted on March 15, 2010 by bhaggart

From the Globe and Mail’s Mark MacKinnon, visual evidence of how China is applying at least part of John Maynard Keynes’ advice about using government spending to stimulate the economy in a recession. Says Keynes in the General Theory: “To … Continue reading →

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Globe and Mail: Almost understanding teh Interwebs (progress!)

Posted on March 15, 2010 by bhaggart

Credit where credit is due: After complaining a few weeks ago about Michael Valpy’s confusing story in the Globe and Mail on the political effects of Facebook, it’s nice to see Ivor Tossell’s spot-on critique of why Prime Minister Stephen … Continue reading →

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