In recent days, there have been mounting calls for the creation of copyright inquiry or Royal Commission to sort out the copyright file. Christopher Moore, John Degen, Howard Knopf, Julianna Yau, and Russell McOrmond have all joined the call (to varying degrees), while Yau has established a Facebook group to […]
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Growing Calls for a Copyright Commission
In recent days, there have been mounting calls for the creation of copyright inquiry or Royal Commission to sort out the copyright file. Christopher Moore, John Degen, Howard Knopf, Julianna Yau, and Russell McOrmond have all joined the call (to varying degrees), while Yau has established a Facebook group to […]
Access Copyright Claims Copyright Reforms May Be On Hold “Indefinitely”
The Shoestring, a blog run by Magazines Canada, reports that Access Copyright has sent out a message to its members urging them to encourage Industry Minister Jim Prentice to introduce the new copyright bill. Access Copyright claims in the letter that "after a great deal of pressur from a protest […]
TVO’s The Agenda Debates Copyright
Last Friday, I participated in a 40 minute debate on copyright on TVO's the Agenda. The discussion focused on the events of the past two weeks, the primary concerns with a Canadian DMCA, and the influence of the U.S. on the Canadian copyright process. Other participants included David Basskin, Mathew […]
TVO’s The Agenda Debates Copyright
Last Friday, I participated in a 40 minute debate on copyright on TVO's the Agenda. The discussion focused on the events of the past two weeks, the primary concerns with a Canadian DMCA, and the influence of the U.S. on the Canadian copyright process. Other participants included David Basskin, Mathew […]
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