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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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 […]
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 […]
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