Appearance before the Standing Committee on Ethics, Accountability & Privacy
December 9, 2010
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Open Government: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Ethics, Accountability & Privacy
More Schools Backing Away from Access Copyright
As the fight over the proposed Access Copyright interim tariff heats up (Howard Knopf offers links to must-read submissions from many objectors), more Canadian schools are gearing up for life without the copyright collective. Medicine Hat College posted a notice about leaving on Friday, while Ryerson has advised faculty that […]
Athabasca University Decides Not To Renew Access Copyright Licence
Athabasca University has announced that it will not renew the Access Copyright licence, joining a growing number of universities that have decided to walk away from the licence in favour of alternative means of paying for works. In the case of AU, they plan to increase reliance on open educational […]
Macleans on C-32 & Fair Dealing: Claims of Rampant Copying “Grossly Exaggerated”
Macleans education blog has a post on Bill C-32 and the extension of the fair dealing provision to education. The post gets beyond the misinformation campaign to set the record straight: “the claims that the addition of education as a fair dealing category will lead to the erosion of the […]
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