tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post9154503199951771598..comments2024-03-23T13:09:54.464-04:00Comments on EXCESS COPYRIGHT: Still More Conference Board of Canada FalloutHoward Knopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321190334597129416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post-31563089631151768942009-06-17T18:28:52.279-04:002009-06-17T18:28:52.279-04:00PS - the use of a "coalition" of special...PS - the use of a "coalition" of special interests could also amount to "policy laundering" for a particular member or members of that coalition or umbrella group.<br /><br />HowardHoward Knopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321190334597129416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post-73207872880452039882009-06-17T17:59:11.673-04:002009-06-17T17:59:11.673-04:00Good point. In its now disappeared (or "recal...Good point. In its now disappeared (or "recalled") May 2009 report "Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Economy" it did list the following:<br /><br />Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy,<br />International Chamber of Commerce<br />Canadian Intellectual Property Council,<br />Canadian Chamber of Commerce<br />Copyright Collective of Canada<br />Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation<br />Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting Network<br /><br />If you look behind the last one, CACN, for example, you will see some familiar organizations such as CRIA and CMPDA.<br /><br />http://www.cacn.ca/members-list.html<br /><br />Or if you look behind the Canadian Intellectual Property Council, you will see the same two.<br /><br />http://www.ipcouncil.ca/members.html<br /><br />CRIA and CMPDA seem to come up repeatedly and in interesting ways in this context.<br /><br />However, it's not at all clear who from the disclosure of financial support who is calling the shots in terms of the Conference Board engagement or within the above organizations on these issues. I would still like to know who was the "funder who was deemed to have important technical expertise" and who specifically provided the "feedback".Howard Knopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321190334597129416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post-89141312364493475632009-06-17T17:08:36.369-04:002009-06-17T17:08:36.369-04:00"It should, as a matter of course, identify a..."It should, as a matter of course, identify all funders of all its reports."<br /><br />I recall seeing the list funders on one of the Reports. This should be relatively easy to verify.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com