VueWeekly in Edmonton covers C-61 in advance of a talk I'm giving there this week, while the Gauntlet in Calgary laments the lack of attention on copyright during the campaign.
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Copyright
Australia to Introduce Resale Royalty Right
Lawfont reports that the Australian government has announced plans to introduce a new resale royalty right for visual art.
Lessig on How the DMCA Stifles Political Speech
Larry Lessig pens an op-ed in the NY Times explaining how the DMCA has resulted in copyright law being used as a tool for censorship.
League of Canadian Poets Calls for Government Audit of Access Copyright
Howard Knopf notes the brewing fight between the League of Canadian Poets and Access Copyright over the copyright collective's allocation policies. While the report notes the public criticism, it misses a letter to Industry Canada and Canadian Heritage which may have far larger implications. In a letter dated September 22, […]
ITWorld Canada on C-61 and the Election
IT World Canada covers the impact of C-61 on the recent election and the prospect for future copyright reform.
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