Exclaim! has an interview with Charlie Angus on copyright reform. Angus states: "Canada's copyright laws need to be updated but that isn't to say that we are in any way some kind of digital banana republic, as is being claimed by the CRIA crowd. What's really important is, are we […]
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ACTRA Chair Presses Moral Rights Reform
ACTRA Chair Ferne Downey publishes an op-ed in the Georgia Straight that focuses on moral rights and WIPO ratification.
Collier-Brown on Copyright Reform
David Collier-Brown, a published author with O'Reilly, posts his copyright consultation submission. Collier-Brown notes that the electronic availability of his book helped make it the outstanding seller in his class and warns that anti-circumvention legislation would harm him as an author.
Meera Nair on Breaking Copyright Ranks
Meera Nair posts on why she is breaking with the AUCC on copyright and how Canada's student groups stand on the right side of the issues.
Athabasca University Issues Public Letter to Students on Copyright Consultation
With three weeks left in the copyright consultation, Athabasca University President Frits Pannekoek has issued an open public letter to all students urging them to speak out in the consultation. The letter expresses concern about a possible reintroduction of C-61-like legislation and its impact on education. It argues: any legislation […]
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