Access Copyright will likely promote many universities signing its agreement with AUCC tomorrow, but opposition to the deal continues to mount across the country: the Queen’s University Senate will consider a motion opposing the AUCC – Access Copyright agreement later this month. Carleton University’s Graduate Students’ Association have posted a […]
Archive for May, 2012
U.S. Court Issues Major Fair Use Decision
A U.S. court has released its decision in a major fair use case involving the Georgia State University e-reserves. Discussion of the 355 page decision here, here, and here.
The Yes Men Crash the TPP Party
The Yes Men crashed the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations on Friday, awarding a fake 2012 Corporate Power Tool Award to the negotiators and distributing hundreds of rolls of TPP toilet paper.
Isn’t There a Better Way to Spend $750 Million?
Given the rapid pace of consolidation in the Canadian broadcasting industry, the size of these tangible benefits packages, which often provide funding for new Canadian productions, has grown dramatically in recent years. In 2007, Astral’s purchase of Standard Radio led to a $12 million benefits package, Rogers acquisition of five CITY-TV stations resulted in a $37.5 million benefits package, and CTVglobemedia’s purchase of CHUM netted over $100 million. In 2010, Shaw’s purchase of Canwest Global generated a $180 million benefits package. The Bell purchase of CTVglobemedia in 2011 topped that with a $239 million benefits package and now the Bell Media – Astral deal could be even bigger.
Isn’t There a Better Way to Spend $750 Million?
Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 6, 2012 as CRTC’s ’10 per cent’ rule leads to questionable expenditures and conflicted policy As is the case with all mergers involving Canadian broadcast companies, the proposed Bell Media purchase of television and radio giant Astral immediately generated interest in the Canadian […]