The Torontoist covers a recent decision by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council on CityNews' use of photos from Flickr in a news report without attribution. City argued that the use was covered by the news reporting provisions in fair dealing. The CBSC disagreed, noting that the statute requires attribution.
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Knopf on Getty Images
Howard Knopf on Getty Images copyright threats to Canadians over the use of unlicensed images on websites.
Degen Offers Free Download of Novel
John Degen, Executive Director of the PWAC, is offering The Uninvited Guest, which was short-listed for Canada's best First Novel Award, as a freely downloadable PDF.
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Kady O'Malley at Macleans notes that last week Conservative Senator Marjorie LeBreton was asked about the thousands of Canadians who have expressed their concern with Bill C-10 through a Facebook group. Her response? Honourable senators, I have been asked about Facebook before. I never look at Facebook because I do […]
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The Telegraph reports on how an unsigned British band used CCTV surveillance cameras to create a music video (hat tip: Ian Kerr).
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