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Category Archives: Canada-US relations
Bill C-11 and digital locks: The National Post comes out swinging
Shorter National Post: Banning the breaking of digital locks, as the Copyright Modernization Act proposes, has little to do with copyright and impairs individuals’ private-property rights. That’s about 100% correct. It’s a bad proposal that has little, if anything, to do with … Continue reading
Posted in Canada copyright, Canada-US relations, copyright, Uncategorized
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What border-security agreements can and can’t deliver
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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So why did Canada cave to the U.S. on copyright?
If there were any remaining doubts about the role that the United States has played in convincing Canada to change its position on how to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization Internet treaties, last week’s dump of the remaining (unredacted) … Continue reading
Posted in Canada-US relations, Canadian copyright, Facebook activism, WikiLeaks
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WikiLeaks cables: U.S. behind drive for Canadian copyright reform (who knew?)
I see that WikiLeaks has finally released the cables from the U.S. embassy in Ottawa. They’ll make for some fine reading as I prepare for my thesis defence (May 26 at Carleton University, Loeb Building A631 at 2 pm – … Continue reading
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Perimeter Security: SPP, Take Two
I’m in the midst of trying to finish my latest dissertation draft and get our house ready to go on the market – if anyone is interested in owning the former Ottawa residence of one of the creators of Coronation … Continue reading
Posted in Canada-US relations, North America, Perimeter security
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