The Public Safety Report on Plans and Priorities for the coming year include a commitment to advance lawful access legislation and an allocation of $2.1 million specifically earmarked for the issue.
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Copyright Board to Survey Stakeholders on Satisfaction
The Copyright Board of Canada plans to survey stakeholders to measure their satisfaction. The Board has set an initial satisfaction target rate of 70 percent.
Open Medicine At Five Years
The team at Open Medicine, a peer-reviewed Canadian open access medical journal, has an editorial on the first five years of the journal, reflecting on an experience that demonstrates the potential and challenges of open access publishing.
Speaking Out Against Access Copyright – AUCC Deal
The Carleton University Graduate Students’ Association and the Queen’s University Librarians and Archivists have both issued public letters opposing the Access Copyright – AUCC settlement.
Benkler on the SOPA & ACTA Protests
Harvard professor Yochai Benkler recently delivered an exceptional talk examining how the SOPA and ACTA protests unfolded. The talk highlights the role of online new sources and the rapidly changing key players in raising awareness or generating protest activity. The Guardian: Blueprint for Democratic Participation from The Guardian and The […]
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Ignoring the Warning Signs: Why Did the Canadian Government Dismiss the Trade Risks of a Digital Services Tax? 
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