While the government has yet to post submissions to the copyright consultation, the online discussion forum has been active. University of Ottawa law student Frances Munn will be tracking the discussion and providing regular updates. Her first report, current to the morning of July 22nd and grouped into the five questions, is posted below (note that the number of responses is cumulative).
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Tracking the Copyright Consultation Online Discussion Forum
Copyright Consultation Coverage: Submissions, Media, Letters
Submissions to the copyright consultation are beginning to pop-up. I posted my short answer earlier today and there are additional online postings here, here, and here as well as a sample letter from the Canadian Coalition for Electronic Rights. Meanwhile, there is media coverage from Torontoist, Sun Media, and the […]
Yet Another Call for An ISP Levy
Marian Hebb writes an op-ed in the Georgia Straight calling for a collective rights model for written materials found online, arguing that it "would likely mean a small subscription increase, payable by users to their Internet service provider, to cover most copyright material they can download freely from the Internet."
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DJ Kelly blogs that the Calgar City Council will consider an open government motion next week that would make all data collected by the city publicly available.
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