The Heritage Committee has released a report Shifting Paradigms from its participation in the ongoing Copyright Act review. It is very thoughtful, understanding very well the struggles facing artists and those who rely on copyright in the age of the Internet. I wrote an enthusiastic response (one of my detractors described it as “fawning” 😃) in the National Post. Well, I am very fawned of it! Here it is.
El Libero
I recently published an op ed on the importance of strong intellectual property rights in El Libero, a Santiago, Chile newspaper. It is here.
Open Media is a disgrace
Weighing in on the wretched campaign of disinformation waged by Google supporter Open Media in the Financial Post here.
Ignore the naysayers. The new USMCA deal is great for Canadian innovators
See my latest from the Financial Post here.
Trump’s Right–Canada is Freeloading on US Drug Expenditures
An analysis in the Financial Post of the international economics of drug pricing here.
FairPlay in the Post
Here is my latest from the Financial Post, describing the FairPlay initiative to block pirate sites on the Internet.
FairPlay
Today is the final day for interventions to the Canada Radio-Televison and Telecommunications Commission on the FairPlay anti-piracy proposal.  The FairPlay Proposal is a very carefully thought out means to  begin to curtail online piracy in Canada.  It deserves our support. I got my intervention into the CRTC today.  It follows.  FairPlay Submission
The Liberal budget finally delivered an ‘intellectual property strategy.’ And it’s absolutely ridiculous Richard C. Owens: This is Podunk Canadiana. Imagine if government set up a program to help a canoe builder to acquire the right screws
The government’s new intellectual property strategy is an embarrassing mess. Â Â My Financial Post op-ed can be found here.
Take notice copyright infringers: Canadian courts still think intellectual-property laws matter
While legislators and academics try to weaken Canada’s intellectual property laws, the courts know better; recent judgements cleave to sound IP doctrine. Â My op-ed for the Financial Post is here.
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Trudeau Government is Building a Wall to Keep Out Life-Saving Drugs
My Financial Post editorial on the proposed changes to the regulations governing the Patented Medicines Price Review Board is here.
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