Archive for November 9th, 2011

Why Copyright Reform Is Not the Cure for What Ails the Music Industry: Sources & Background Material

Since the posting of Why Copyright Reform Is Not the Cure for What Ails the Music Industry, my recent keynote lecture to the Nova Scotia Music Week conference, several people have written to ask for supporting documentation and background materials. The talk focused on CRIA’s conventional talking points and assessed Bill C-11 provisions on statutory damages, ISP liability, the enabler provision, and digital locks.  Below I’ve posted links to many of the supporting documents along with links to additional articles and sources on each issue.  The video is embedded at the bottom of this post.


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The Daily Digital Lock Dissenter, Day 26: Canadian Association of Media Education Associations

The Canadian Association of Media Education Associations is an association of Canadian media literacy groups from across Canada. The goal of CAMEO, through its member organizations, is to advocate, promote and develop media literacy in Canada. It provided a submission to the copyright consultation and had the following to say […]

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