Canadian writers have banded together to protest against the Google Book Search settlement. The signatories reject the settlement "in its entirety."
News
Do Patents Impede Medical Care and Innovation?
PLOS Medicine publishes a series of short pieces on the impact of patents on medical care and innovation, drawn in part from Canadians Richard Gold, James Obinski, and Sevil N-Marandi.
UK Gov’t On ACTA: Lack of Transparency Not In the Public Interest
The UK Government discusses the lack of transparency in an EU access to information request: "More broadly with respect to ACTA the UK considers that transparency is crucial to ensure the legitimacy of the agreement and to stop the spread of rumours. We believe the lack of transparency is unhelpful […]
Clement’s 2010 Priorities: Privacy and Copyright
Canwest features an interview with Industry Minister Tony Clement in which he sets out priorities for 2010: modernizing Canadian privacy law and introducing a new copyright bill.
Public Domain Day 2010
Wallace McLean posts his annual list of authors whose works enter into the public domain in Canada this year. There is additional coverage of public domain day here and here. The issue should resonate particularly strongly this year, given the news that the European Union is demanding that Canada extend […]
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