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Copyright

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, […]

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October 16, 2008 4 comments News

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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October 16, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Election 2008 – A Digital Policy Scorecard

As the national election campaign launched five weeks ago, I wrote that "the election presents an exceptional opportunity to raise the profile of digital issues."  While the economy unsurprisingly dominated much of the political discourse, each of the national parties unveiled platforms and positions that included some discussion of digital policy.  With Canadians headed to the polls today, my weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, Ottawa Citizen version, homepage version) offers a scorecard on each party's digital policy positions.

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October 14, 2008 4 comments Columns

Parties’ Digital Policy Scorecard Heading Into Election Day

Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 14, 2008 as Which Party is Ahead on the Digital Scorecard? Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on October 14, 2008 as Parties' Digital Policy Scorecard Heading Into Election Day As the national election campaign launched five weeks ago, I wrote that "the election […]

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October 14, 2008 1 comment Columns Archive

Search Engine on Copyright in the Election

CBC's Search Engine's latest podcast includes an interview with me and discussion about copyright in the election.

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October 13, 2008 Comments are Disabled News