Rusell McOrmond

Articles by Rusell McOrmond

Clarity would go a long way to calm CopyFight.

The May 17′th issue of the Globe and Mail features an article by John Degen titled Who needs copyright, anyway?He suggests that the panic...

On May 30, celebrate 6 Years of Getting Open Source Logic INto Governments

May 30'th, 2008 is the 6 year anniversary of GOSLING: Getting Open Source Logic INto Governments. We are having a party at the...

Entertainment Software Association opposes technology property rights

Michael Geist reported that Canadian copyright scholar Howard Knopf squares off against Stevan Mitchell of the Entertainment Software Association on Buisiness News Network's show...

Recognizing a policy problem doesn’t suggest agreement on solutions

A few hours after posting my article on the content industry vs content delivery providers I was sent a link to an article titled...

Content industry vs content delivery providers: who is the customer?

One of the common problems you will see in policy discussions is that many people are focused on their narrow issues, sometimes even tiny...

Real-world experience important for politicians and other policy makers/promoters

Reading a press release from Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus, you will see the following:"Angus is one of the only MPs who has relied...

Michael Geist: fictional character, or the real person?

Overall, CopyCamp last week was great and brought people with a wide variety of views of the future of creativity and the roll of...

Summarizing CopyCamp 2 while looking forward to CopyCamp 3

Tuesday evening and Wednesday all day was the second CopyCamp. The first CopyCamp was held in September 2006, and I actively participated in...

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