The copyright consultation roundtable visited Winnipeg yesterday with an event hosted by Shelly Glover. The event generated some media criticism, which noted that the roundtable (as with all roundtables) was closed to the public.
Closed Copyright Consultation in Winnipeg Draws Criticism
August 6, 2009
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Disturbing
Very disturbing.
freelance writer/author
I was upset to see that the list of invitees did not include any writers or reps from writer’s groups. Don’t our copyrighted words count for anything?