The Public Domain blog takes issue with a recent off-hand comment from Bloc MP Thierry St-Cyr, who suggested that there is no copyright in comments made during Question Period debate. The reality is the opposite – the government asserts crown copyright in the House of Commons official record, Hansard.
Archive for April, 2010
Liberals Discussing Special Legislative Committee For Copyright Bill
The Wire Report reports the Liberal Party is considering promoting a special legislative committee to address the forthcoming copyright reform bill.
Bannerman on Cancon Online
Sara Bannerman has an interesting post on areas where Canadian content regulation could apply online.
Dutch Government Launches Public Domain Site for Gov Docs
The Dutch government has launched a new website that uses a public domain license as its default. The site will eventually replace all sites maintained by the government.
Recent Posts
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 200: Colin Bennett on the EU’s Surprising Adequacy Finding on Canadian Privacy Law 
Debating the Online Harms Act: Insights from Two Recent Panels on Bill C-63 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 199: Boris Bytensky on the Criminal Code Reforms in the Online Harms Act 
AI Spending is Not an AI Strategy: Why the Government’s Artificial Intelligence Plan Avoids the Hard Governance Questions 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 198: Richard Moon on the Return of the Section 13 Hate Speech Provision in the Online Harms Act
