Last month I posted about a recently released report commissioned by Canadian Heritage on the future of the Canadian music industry. I noted that the report provides a realistic assessment of the challenges facing the industry, emphasizing the need to embrace the Internet and new technologies without laying the blame […]
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Heritage Standing Committee on CTF
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage last week submitted its report on the Future of the Canadian Television Fund. Its recommendation is short but potentially far-reaching: any structural and core policy changes directly affecting Canada's telecommunications policy or Canada's broadcasting policy be subject to votes in the House of Commons […]
The Future of the Canadian Music Industry
Canadian Heritage has just released a new report [PDF version] on the future of the Canadian music industry that should be required reading for those engaged in music and copyright issues. Written by Shelley Stein-Sacks, the former head of the government's Music Entrepreneurship Program, the report is remarkable for several […]
Bev Oda’s Wild Ride
Those who track Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda's regular missteps will recall that last fall she planned to hold a fundraiser hosted by a lobbyist for Canwest. When this conflict of interest was raised in the House of Commons, she responded that "I have observed every rule existing right now." […]
Canadian Heritage Opens Up
Readers will recall that last year I posted information about a Canadian Heritage sponsored study on copyright collectives. While that study has still not been released, the Copyright Policy branch recently opened up by disclosing the external studies it is supporting. The list includes the aforementioned collectives study as well […]
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