The CRTC has posted its notice on the forthcoming new media hearings which will focus on whether regulatory measures are needed to promote Canadian new media and whether the new media exemption order remains valid. Comments are due by December 5th. The hearing is scheduled to begin on February 17, […]
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ITWorld Canada on C-61 and the Election
IT World Canada covers the impact of C-61 on the recent election and the prospect for future copyright reform.
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Claire Kendall and Sally Murray, editors of Open Medicine, call on our "academic health care institutions to step up their commitment to the open access movement."
The New Copyright MPs
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