Jason Crocker, chair of the Canadian Coalition for Electronic Rights, has an op-ed in the Georgia Straight, arguing that technological neutrality should guide Canadian copyright reform.
News
Cory Doctorow on Canadian Copyright Reform
Cory Doctorow has submitted his must-read response to the Canadian copyright consultation.
The Edmonton and Quebec City Copyright Roundtables
The goverment has now posted the audio of the recent Edmonton and Quebec City roundtables. Both roundtables featured a wide range of perspectives. The chart below highlights the key positions of each speaker. I will post a chart of all roundtable positions once the audio of the Toronto and Peterborough roundtables have been posted.
Crowdsourcing a Copyright Submission on Crown Copyright
Visible Government has launched a crowdsourcing initiative to draft a copyright consultation submission on crown copyright.
Copyright Reform and Consumer Rights
Jennifer Mercurio of the Entertainment Consumers Association features an op-ed in the Georgia Straight emphasizing the need to protect consumer interests as part of any copyright reform package.
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 229: My Digital Access Day Keynote – Assessing the Canadian Digital Policy Record 
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