Archive for July, 2009

More Ways to Speak Out: SpeakOutOnCopyright.ca Profile Pix, Banners and Buttons

The reaction to SpeakOutOnCopyright.ca has been tremendous with thousands of visitors since the site launched last week. Over the weekend, the site added the opportunity for everyone to spread the word during the current copyright consultation. A new promotional page has been launched that includes images for Twitter and Facebook […]

July 27, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — Stop CDMCA

More Ways to Speak Out: SpeakOutOnCopyright.ca Profile Pix, Banners and Buttons

July 27, 2009 — 3 comments — News

ITAC on Copyright Reform and Innovation

CBC.ca runs a feature on the current copyright consulation and the technology community concerns that copyright laws not hinder the potential for new innovation.

July 27, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — News

The Amazon Kindle and an Orwellian Misstep

Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 27, 2009 as Amazon, Kindle and an Orwellian Misstep For months many consumers have lamented the absence of the Kindle, Amazon’s popular electronic book reader, from the Canadian market. Now in its second version, the Kindle has proven to be a major success […]

July 27, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Tracking the Copyright Consultation Submissions – Brief Summaries (July 20, 21)

The government posted the first batch of copyright consultation responses today, with 26 formal submissions from the first two days of the consultation. Tonight, the consultation Twitter feed indicated that nearly 200 responses were received over the course of the week. With the assistance of Frances Munn, I hope to provide summaries of the responses, though the volume may make this difficult in the weeks ahead. Full text of the responses can be accessed here.

July 24, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — Stop CDMCA