The government has posted the attendees and the podcast from this week's copyright roundtable, which was hosted by Shelly Glover. The attendees were: Carolyn Wood, Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) – no change to fair dealing Karen Adams, Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) – expand fair dealing, statutory damages […]
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CRIA & CMPDA Lobbyist Calls for Three Strikes System for Canada
Barry Sookman, a leading lawyer and registered lobbyist for both CRIA and CMPDA, has an op-ed in the National Post on copyright reform. Jointly authored with Stephen Stohn, the piece says Canada is regarded as a "piracy heaven" and calls for the adoption of "graduated response" – the three strikes […]
Closed Copyright Consultation in Winnipeg Draws Criticism
The copyright consultation roundtable visited Winnipeg yesterday with an event hosted by Shelly Glover. The event generated some media criticism, which noted that the roundtable (as with all roundtables) was closed to the public.
ACTRA on Copyright Reform
ACTRA President Ferne Downey has an op-ed on copyright reform in the Toronto Star.
Tracking the Copyright Consultation Submissions: July 20 – 24, 2009
As the number of submissions to the copyright consultation continues to grow, summarizing each submission has proven too difficult. I'll be posting regular updates that track the main points of the various submissions instead. Further, with less than six weeks left in the consultation, what are you waiting for – […]
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