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The Bulte Video

Last night's Parkdale-High Park all-candidates meeting may prove to be yet another turning point in the Bulte fundraising story.  If you haven't seen it, start by watching the short version of Sam Bulte's response to a question about whether she would be willing to take the copyright pledge (watch it […]

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January 12, 2006 14 comments News

Debating Bulte

While Ms. Bulte has expressed a willingness to debate me on copyright issues sometime in the future, yesterday we both discussed the fundraiser issue on CBC Radio's Ontario Today.  I was interviewed first, followed by Bulte (real audio streams of interviews available at Geist, Bulte not working at the moment).  […]

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January 11, 2006 2 comments News

The Political Parties on Copyright

Not to be overlooked by the Bulte issue is the fact that the major parties have provided some feedback into their views on copyright (many individual candidates have as well – those are posted at Digital-Copyright.ca).  The Canadian Teachers Federation obtained responses from all parties on the education issue and […]

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January 11, 2006 2 comments News

Canada’s Version of the Google Book Search Fight

The Google Book Search initiative has generated legal opposition from two influential writer and publisher groups, yet the issue has largely been confined to the U.S., since the U.S. fair use approach stands in marked contrast to the fair dealing user right found in Canada.  While Google is unlikely to […]

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January 10, 2006 1 comment News

IDRC Launches Open Archive Initiative

Canada’s International Development Research Centre is a government-backed development agency focused on research in the developing world.  IDRC doesn’t generate much attention in Canada (most of its work is done outside of the country in the places that need help), but it should.  In 2004, it provided financial support to […]

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January 10, 2006 Comments are Disabled News