Post Tagged with: "CRIA"

Manitoba Music Industry Association Distances Self From CRIA On Copyright Reform

The Winnipeg copyright roundtable is a must-listen as it includes some notable comments from the Manitoba Music Industry Association.  After numerous presentations at the roundtable calling for expanded fair dealing (from education, researchers, and artists), the MMIA argued: We find ourselves in the Manitoba music industry more aligned with some […]

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August 6, 2009 Comments are Disabled Stop CDMCA

Audio of Gatineau Copyright Roundtable Online

The audio version of the Gatineau copyright roundtable has posted online providing a chance to hear from CRIA, Access Copyright, PIAC, CAUT, AUCC, Laura Murray, Quebecor, Jeremy deBeer, and me (among others).

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August 3, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

Court Confirms IsoHunt Case Goes To Full Trial

An appeals court has affirmed that the IsoHunt suit that seeks a declaration that it operates lawfully must head to a full trial.

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August 3, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

Hill Times Features Op-Ed Copyright Lobby Recycling

The Hill Times features a full-page opinion piece (sub req) (PDF version) based on my recent post on copyright lobby policy laundering. 

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July 2, 2009 7 comments News
Unravelling the Canadian Copyright Policy Laundering Strategy

Unravelling the Canadian Copyright Policy Laundering Strategy

The Conference Board of Canada plagiarism and undue influence story – which with the Board’s report and overdue apology to Curtis Cook will now go on hiatus until new reports are issued in the fall – has obviously attracted considerable interest.  Looking back, while plagiarism is rare, it is the […]

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June 24, 2009 34 comments News