Author Archives: bhaggart

All Hail General Krull! (Canadian Friendly Dictator Edition)

Posted on December 31, 2009 by bhaggart

This post has nothing to do with copyright, but being a Canadian and a political scientist, I had to jot down my thoughts on Stephen Harper’s astonishing decision – and ability – to suspend Parliament for over two months. Harper’s … Continue reading →

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The Value of Music, Beatles Edition

Posted on December 15, 2009 by bhaggart

For sale on the Mexico City Metro: Two hundred and thirty-seven Beatles MP3s on one CD-ROM for 10 pesos (about 95 cents Canadian). As someone who understands the importance of The Beatles to pop music but wouldn’t cross the street … Continue reading →

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Why Buy American has nothing to do with Canadian copyright reform

Posted on December 9, 2009 by bhaggart

One of the fun things about doing a dissertation on copyright is that you can’t go a day without something interesting happening (unfortunately, this is also one of the annoying things when you’re trying to finish said dissertation). Yesterday’s news … Continue reading →

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In Mexico, creators and industry are getting together

Posted on November 20, 2009 by bhaggart

Very interesting news here in Mexico. El Universal and others (all sources are in Spanish) are reporting that over 30 copyright-related groups are coming together to form the Coalición por el acceso legal a la cultura(Coalition for legal access to … Continue reading →

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Tepito!

Posted on November 18, 2009 by bhaggart

As I mentioned above, I’m in Mexico to study Mexican copyright policy (I’m actually comparing the implementation of the WIPO Internet Treaties by Canada, the United States and Mexico to see what it can tell us about North American governance, … Continue reading →

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