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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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 […]
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 […]
The Ottawa Citizen on CRIA’s Poll
While many may have missed it, the Ottawa Citizen ran a masthead editorial on January 2nd assessing CRIA's poll on copyright and the election. I argued that the poll was primarily noteworthy for the questions that it didn't ask. Apparently, the Citizen agreed. It starts the editorial by warning "beware […]
Cause or Effect
With the Bulte story now a week old (I actually blogged about it nearly three weeks ago but it started to pick up steam on new years day), one might think that there is little else to say. I think there is more because this incident is as much about […]
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