Conference Board faces plagiarism accusations over digital economy reports

OTTAWA and TORONTO - The Conference Board of Canada has recalled three reports that it issued late last week, claiming an internal review determined that it “did not follow (its) high quality research standards”. The recall came after columnist and University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist flagged the reports as plagiarized from studies done by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) in the U.S., without full attribution. In his blog on Monday, Geist also said that the report was funded by copyright lobby groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting Network, and the...