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Wendy McElroy: Ominous Copyright Ruling Stands

The following was originally posted by Wendy McElroy on The Freeman blog site at:
http://www.thefreemanonline.org/headline/copyright-ruling/

In my view, Wendy (a Canadian) is this country’s greatest living libertarian treasure. She has written on the absurdity of “intellectual property” since at least

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Clearing Up the Copyright Confusion: Fair Dealing and Bill C-32

by Michael Geist posted in Intellectual Property, Politics.

Fair dealing has played a prominent role in the hearings on Bill C-32, with education and creator groups debating the merits and impact of the proposed reforms. Unfortunately, much of the discussion has confused rather than clarified the issue with misleading

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The Wikileaks Copyright Cables: Confirmations Not Revelations

by Michael Geist posted in Intellectual Property, Politics.
Wikileaks

Last weekend, I posted that I suspected the KIPR tag on U.S. diplomatic cables being released by Wikileaks represented cables involving intellectual property issues. Sure enough, the first batch of KIPR cables have been released in Spain, confirming U.S. pressure on

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