Appeared in the Hill Times on December 10, 2007 as Ten Questions for Industry Minister Prentice In anticipation of the forthcoming copyright bill, the CBC Radio program Search Engine recently conducted an innovative experiment by asking its listeners to post questions about the bill for Industry Minister Jim Prentice. What […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
Copyright’s 10K
As many readers of this blog will know, last Saturday night I started a Facebook group called Fair Copyright in Canada. I sent an invitation to 100 or so "Facebook friends" in the hope that some would join and that we could create a useful resource for discussion on the […]
What Canada Can Learn From Israeli Copyright Reform
The University of Toronto's Ariel Katz has a brilliant posting on the recent Israeli copyright reform process which illustrates how copyright and innovation can be done right.
The Prentice Open House
Reports are beginning to come in from those who attended today's Jim Prentice Open House. There are some photos and comments at the Facebook group. Feel free to add your experience in the comments and many thanks to all those who took the time to share their concerns with the […]
Canadian DMCA Placed on the Notice Paper
As expected, the government has placed the new copyright bill on the Notice Paper for next week. This confirms widespread rumours that Industry Minister Jim Prentice will introduce the Canadian DMCA next week, most likely on Tuesday.
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