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Canadian Heritage Posts New Copyright Collective Report

Canadian Heritage has posted a new report by Craig Parks that surveys copyright management issues in the Canadian music industry.

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October 28, 2008 3 comments News

League of Canadian Poets Calls for Government Audit of Access Copyright

Howard Knopf notes the brewing fight between the League of Canadian Poets and Access Copyright over the copyright collective's allocation policies.  While the report notes the public criticism, it misses a letter to Industry Canada and Canadian Heritage which may have far larger implications.  In a letter dated September 22, […]

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October 16, 2008 4 comments News

More Culture Funding Cuts Coming

The Globe and Post report that the government is slashing several more arts funding programs, including a small contribution focused on digitizing Canadian sound recordings.

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August 15, 2008 1 comment News

Government To Eliminate Arts Travel Program

The National Post reports that the Conservative government is eliminating the $4.7 million PromArt program that funded travel for artists to promote Canadian culture. Update: The Globe and Mail reports that the government has also eliminated the $9 million Trade Routes program that helps sell Canadian content abroad. 

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August 8, 2008 22 comments News

Canadian Heritage Publishes Fair Dealing Report

Canadian Heritage has posted Osgoode Hall law professor Pina D'Agostino's report on fair dealing and CCH decision.

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August 7, 2008 1 comment News