The World Intellectual Property Organization's Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights meets next week in Geneva where a hot topic may be a proposal from the World Blind Union for the creation of a new WIPO Treaty for Improved Access for Blind, Visually Impaired and other Reading Disabled Persons. […]
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The Globe on Online Fears
The Globe's Ivor Tossel on the Internet issues that keep him up at night including the "copyright meltdown."
McBride on the Future of Music
Nettwerk's Terry McBride argues the future economic value lies in the meta-data (hat tip: FYI Music).
The Fight for Canada’s Digital Future
Last week, I had the pleasure of delivering talks in Vancouver and Edmonton that reflected on the last year and the Canadian battle over copyright reform. A podcast of the Vancouver talk has been posted online. Update: A podcast of the Edmonton talk is now also available.
Copyright Lobby Groups Gear Up For Further Reforms
With the government set to unveil its new cabinet tomorrow, a copyright reform bill will be back on the agenda. While copyright will presumably take a back seat to more pressing economic concerns, the campaign promise to reintroduce a bill means that the issue will not disappear. User groups were […]
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