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Debating the future course of copyright in academia

Posted on May 21, 2014 by bhaggart

Copyright and the Modern Academic: Congress 2014 Debate Series May 25-29, Brock University St. Catharines, ON Copyright law is a contentious issue for Canadian academics in their roles as teachers, researchers and creators. Issues such as what counts as “fair … Continue reading →

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Copyfight: The global politics of digital-copyright reform

Posted on June 8, 2013 by bhaggart

It’s the final day of Research Week here in the Orangespace and I thought we’d end it with an announcement. I’ve been a big fan of the word “copyfight” ever since I heard Cory Doctorow (I think it was him) … Continue reading →

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Some stylized facts, two assertions, and one question about copyright and file sharing

Posted on June 21, 2012 by bhaggart

It seems that one of my alt-rock heroes, David Lowery*, has managed to spark a debate over how musicians fare in the brave new world of digital distribution and file sharing. That’s a good thing because creators are all-too-often taken … Continue reading →

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Looking past the easy targets: Miles Corak on the cancellation of the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics

Posted on June 19, 2012 by bhaggart

It’s easy to be a critic: find something that annoys you and explain why you don’t like it. From the early Usenet flame wars, complaints and criticisms have been one of the Internet’s killer apps. It’s much, much harder to … Continue reading →

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Canadian copyright and the rise of user rights

Posted on June 19, 2012 by bhaggart

With Bill C-11 (legislative summary) moving ever-closer to Royal Assent, Michael Geist has a must-read post about how regular Canadians’ helped to make the final Conservative bill a lot more user-friendly than they had planned way back in 2007. For … Continue reading →

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