Appeared in the Hill Times on January 17, 2011 as Liberals’ Copyright Position may Provide Roadmap to C-32 Compromise The last week of Parliamentary activity in 2010 struck many as a new low point for Bill C-32, the copyright reform bill. The legislative committee examining the bill met only once, […]
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Speak Out on Copyright: The Bill C-32 Edition
Last month, the Bill C-32 Legislative Committee invited Canadians to provide their views on the bill. The Committee has set the following parameters: In order for briefs on Bill C-32 to be considered by the Committee in a timely fashion, the document should be submitted to the Committee’s mailbox at […]
Canadian Recording Industry To Pay $45 Million To Settle Class Action Over Copyright Infringement
The four major record labels that comprise the Canadian Recording Industry Association – EMI Music Canada Inc., Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., Universal Music Canada Inc. and Warner Music Canada Co. – have agreed to pay $45 million to settle one of the largest copyright class action lawsuits in Canadian […]
Creators’ Copyright Coalition View of C-32 Stakeholders
“Creators vs. “educators, computer whizzes, and pirates.”
Vancouver Sun: Copyright fees Could Force Universities to Embrace Digital Age
The Vancouver Sun picks up on my earlier column on how Canadian universities may increasingly shift toward using technology to deliver materials in light of fees demanded by Access Copyright. Macleans also covered the same issue last week and Osgoode Hall Dean Lorne Sossin predicts that this year could be […]
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