The reaction to SpeakOutOnCopyright.ca has been tremendous with thousands of visitors since the site launched last week. Over the weekend, the site added the opportunity for everyone to spread the word during the current copyright consultation. A new promotional page has been launched that includes images for Twitter and Facebook […]
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ITAC on Copyright Reform and Innovation
CBC.ca runs a feature on the current copyright consulation and the technology community concerns that copyright laws not hinder the potential for new innovation.
Tracking the Copyright Consultation Submissions – Brief Summaries (July 20, 21)
The government posted the first batch of copyright consultation responses today, with 26 formal submissions from the first two days of the consultation. Tonight, the consultation Twitter feed indicated that nearly 200 responses were received over the course of the week. With the assistance of Frances Munn, I hope to provide summaries of the responses, though the volume may make this difficult in the weeks ahead. Full text of the responses can be accessed here.
Tracking the Copyright Consultation Online Discussion Forum, Day Four
Frances Munn provides the latest update on the copyright consultation discussion forum. The discussion continues to focus primarily on consumer concerns associated with copyright law.
Great First Day For SpeakOutOnCopyright.ca
It was a great first day for SpeakOutOnCopyright.ca with thousands of visitors along with coverage from the Montreal Gazette, Radio-Canada, Ars Technica, and many blogs. Most importantly, many people used the site to speak out on copyright and followed that with a re-tweet to encourage their friends and followers to […]