Howard Knopf has a must-read post on the Access Copyright proposed tariff that would increase costs by 1300% over the current rate. The proposal is for $45 per university student, which would potential cost universities (and taxpayers) millions of dollars. The cost for college students is $35 per student. While […]
Archive for August 9th, 2010
Telecom Complaints Commissioner Remains a Relative Unknown
Appeared in the Toronto Star on August 9, 2010 as Telecom Complaints Commissioner Remains a Relative Unknown Hockey may be Canada’s national pastime, but complaining about the major telephone and cable companies sometimes seems like it ranks a close second. Delayed Canadian launches of the latest phones, new caps on […]
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Keeping the Bill C-11 Implementation Secret, Regulating User Content, and Citing Non-Existent Benefits: Some Reflections on the House of Commons Online Streaming Act Debate 
The Government’s Gaslighting of the Online Streaming Act (Or Why Bill C-11 Regulates User Generated Content) 
Standing on a Shaky Foundation: What Lies Behind The Near-Impossible Challenge of Updating Canada’s Outdated Cancon Rules 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 127: Lucie Guibault on Canada’s Approach to Copyright Term Extension 
The Canadian Government Makes its Choice: Implementation of Copyright Term Extension Without Mitigating Against the Harms
