ACTRA President Ferne Downey has an op-ed on copyright reform in the Toronto Star.
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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 – […]
Tracking the Copyright Consultation Discussion Forum – Through August 4, 2009
I last posted an update on the copyright consultation discussion forum on July 24, 2009. Discussion has slowed since then, but the total number of comments is now well over 1,000. Frances Munn provides a summary.
Ignatieff Joins Writers Union, Called Major Coup on Copyright
The Globe reports that Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has joined the Writers Union, which the paper says is a major coup on the copyright reform file. Ignatieff characterizes copyright as “huge, complicated and highly technical” issue.
Parody and Copyright: In the Government’s Own Words
David Akin has unearthed a revealing memorandum from last spring that states the government's view on the protection of parody and satire under Canadian copyright law as well as highlighting one of the issues raised at the highest levels of the government before the introduction of Bill C-61. On the […]
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