The government continues to play catch-up with the copyright consultation submissions (my submission appeared on Friday). It has just posted two interesting contrasting submissions: the Canadian Music Creators Coalition, actual Canadian musicians who warn against DMCA-style reforms and Don Hogarth, CRIA's communication person, who warns against people who warn against […]
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Ontario Government To Cover Retroactive Access Copyright Bills
The Ontario Ministry of Education has reportedly agreed to pay about $16 million in retroactive copyright fees to Access Copyright. The fees arise as a result of a recent Copyright Board decision.
CBC’s 22 Minutes on Canadian Copyright Reform
Last night's 22 Minutes on CBC had a must-see segment parodying some of the arguments for Canadian copyright reform.
Liberals To Drop Controversial Copyright Lobby Spyware Amendments
With the Industry Committee now scheduled to contact its final clause-by-clause review of Bill C-27 on Wednesday, sources in the Liberal Party advise that its MPs plan to withdraw several controversial copyright lobby-inspired amendments to the computer program and spyware provisions. Since first reported on Friday, thousands of emails and […]
UK All Party Parliamentary Communications Group on Copyright
The UK All Party Parliamentary Communications Group (apComms) is an independent group of MPs and Lords, from all political parties. Its take on copyright: We conclude that much of the problem with illegal sharing of copyrighted material has been caused by the rightsholders, and the music industry in particular, being […]
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