Throughout the copyright consultation, I've been assisted by University of Ottawa student Frances Munn, who has been tracking the discussion in the online forum (earlier updates here, here, and here). While submissions will still be accepted until midnight tonight, the discussion forum is now closed. The forum attracted over 2,000 comments with a summary posted below.
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Tracking the Copyright Consultation Discussion Forum: Final Results
Canadian Association of Broadcasters on Copyright Reform
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