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Canada Rejects One-Sided Approach To Copyright Reform

Last spring the Canadian Heritage Standing Committee, a parliamentary committee chaired by Toronto MP Sarmite Bulte, conducted a series of hearings on copyright reform.  Listening to a steady stream of rights holder groups, the committee virtually ignored the interests of users, researchers, educators, and the broader public interest as it […]

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March 27, 2005 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

Copyright reform needs a balanced approach

My recent column on Canadian copyright reform, which highlighted the dangers to both the Internet and to our education system posed by a report from a parliamentary committee chaired by Toronto-area MP Sarmite Bulte, touched off many reactions — both supportive and critical.   On the critical side, Fred Wardle […]

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June 13, 2004 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive