When I posted my comments on Bill C-10 last week, I noted that Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner "says this will 'affect a very small number of the over 1000 productions that receive tax credits annually.' Can she name these productions?." The Toronto Star's Peter Howell has the answer – […]
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Canadian Heritage Committee Report Raises Net Neutrality
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage released its much anticipated report on CBC and public broadcasting. While the immediate attention is understandably on the funding-related recommendations, the report features several pages on network neutrality. The Committee notes that: Network non-neutrality could have significant consequences for CBC/Radio-Canada since it is not […]
McMurdy on Verner’s CAB Speech
Dierdre McMurdy covers Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner's speech yesterday to the CAB, noting that new fees for over-the-air television is a longshot and that a new copyright bill is about six weeks away.
Navigating Canada’s Copyright Conflicts
Appeared in the Hill Times on October 1, 2007 as Navigating Canada's Copyright 'Conflicts' In a sure sign of an impending throne speech, copyright lobby groups are out in full force calling on the government to prioritize intellectual property protection in its fall legislative agenda. Despite efforts to put forward […]
Motzney Named New DG of Copyright Policy
The Hill Times is reporting that Barbara Motzney, formerly the Director General of Canadian Heritage's Planning and Intergovernmental Affairs Branch, has been named the Director General of Copyright Policy at Canadian Heritage. Motzney brings an interesting background to the position, including time at Industry Canada's E-commerce Task Force in the […]
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