Post Tagged with: "Copyright Microsite – Canadian Copyright"

Prentice Calls for “Extensive Copyright Discussions”. . . After the Canadian DMCA Is Introduced

Industry Minister Jim Prentice appeared on CBC's Biznet (RAM file) this morning to talk copyright.  As Prentice talked about companies who "intellectualize property" and copyright as "a fascinating issue and a fascinating piece of legislation," he did not reveal much about the forthcoming bill.  Instead, he relied on the same […]

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January 3, 2008 22 comments News

Prentice Calls for “Extensive Copyright Discussions”. . . After the Canadian DMCA Is Introduced

Industry Minister Jim Prentice appeared on CBC's Biznet (RAM file) this morning to talk copyright.  As Prentice talked about companies who "intellectualize property" and copyright as "a fascinating issue and a fascinating piece of legislation," he did not reveal much about the forthcoming bill.  Instead, he relied on the same […]

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January 3, 2008 Comments are Disabled Stop CDMCA

Big Day for Fair Copyright

Friday was a big day for fair copyright in Canada as the Canadian Library Association, the Canadian Music Creators Coalition, and CIPPIC all lent their voice to the call for fair copyright in Canada and for the need for broad consultation before introducing a new copyright bill. Update: The Globe […]

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December 21, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Big Day for Fair Copyright

Friday was a big day for fair copyright in Canada as the Canadian Library Association, the Canadian Music Creators Coalition, and CIPPIC all lent their voice to the call for fair copyright in Canada and for the need for broad consultation before introducing a new copyright bill.

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December 21, 2007 Comments are Disabled Stop CDMCA

Strombo and Trotsky

The media reverberations from the copyright delay continue with some very significant mainstream media coverage.  CBC's The National covered the story on Tuesday (video on the Facebook group and YouTube but I haven't seen a more accessible version), I appeared on CBC's The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos last night, and […]

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December 20, 2007 57 comments News