Margaret Atwood comments on the Harper culture cuts with language strikingly similar to that employed by user groups arguing for fair copyright: Human beings are creative by nature. For millenniums we have been putting our creativity into our cultures – cultures with unique languages, architecture, religious ceremonies, dances, music, furnishings, […]
Fair Dealing by Giulia Forsythe (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/dRkXwP
Copyright
CMEC Reaffirms Call for Copyright Internet Exception
The Canadian Ministers of Education, Canada have reaffirmed its support for an Internet exception under the Copyright Act, calling on all parties to support such an amendment in any future copyright bill.
New Zealand Copyright Reforms and Consultation
The Government of New Zealand has introduced legislation to amend the photographer commissioner rule (similar reforms were proposed in C-61). It has also launched a consultation on establishing a fair dealing exception for parody and satire, two exceptions that remain unaddressed in Canada.
Kids on TV on C-61
John Caffery of the band Kids on TV warns about the effects of C-61.
Why Copyright?
Last week I delivered a talk on copyright reform at Concordia University titled Why Copyright. It focused on the response to Bill C-61, the growth of Fair Copyright for Canada, and the potential for different copyright reform choices. The talk – slides and audio – are embedded below.
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