Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore has been responding directly to many Twitter critics about their concerns with the likely direction of Canadian copyright law. Moore appears to be getting increasingly testy, as evidenced by one exchange over the weekend in which he told one person "you have no idea" and […]
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Piracy Haven Label Case of Rhetoric Over Reality
Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 10, 2010 as Software Piracy Charges Against Canada Are Unfair In the wake of the Toronto Star reports exposing the activities of former MP Rahim Jaffer, lobbying has been the talk of Ottawa for the past month. The incident has had an immediate […]
McGrath on the State of the Copyright Debate
Denis McGrath has a must-read post on the state of the copyright debate in Canada. I come in for some criticism in the post but I agree with many of his points and think it is well worth reading. For the record, I stand by what I say in posts […]
Moore’s Response: Stop Talking and Wait For My DMCA
As thousands of Canadians speak out on the prospect of another Canadian DMCA, the official and unofficial response from Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore is to stop criticizing and wait for the bill. His spokesperson told the CBC that "people ought not to judge the legislation that they have not […]
CCER Updates Letter Writing Tool
CCER has updated its online letter writing tool, allowing Canadians to send letters with their views on copyright to their local MP and the party leaders.
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