Fair Dealing by Giulia Forsythe (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/dRkXwP

Fair Dealing by Giulia Forsythe (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/dRkXwP

Copyright

Copyright Lobbying: September Update

Last month, I posted on the data from the new lobbyist registry that includes reports on meetings with senior government officials.  The first batch of entries included meetings on intellectual property with CRIA, Microsoft, CTVGlobemedia, and Google.  The newest update, which covers the month of August, includes the following new […]

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September 17, 2008 3 comments News

VoteEducation.ca

The Canadian Federation of Students has launched voteeducation.ca, a site devoted to the upcoming election.  Copyright reform plays a prominent role in the list of issues.

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September 17, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

61 Reforms to C-61 – Wrap-Up Post

With the 61 reforms to C-61 series now concluded, this post provides more accessible access to the many posts.  A PDF version of all 61 posts can be downloaded here.  A list of all the posts, grouped by subject matter, can be found below.

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September 17, 2008 4 comments News

61 Reforms to C-61, Day 61: The Mysterious Section 3

The 61 reforms to Bill C-61 project concludes with one of the most puzzling provisions in the bill.  Bill C-61 adds the following to copyright owners' basic set of exclusive rights: in the case of a work that can be put into circulation as a tangible object, to sell or […]

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September 15, 2008 11 comments News

C-61 in 61 Seconds – The Winners

Thanks to the many people who took the time to create videos for the C-61 in 61 Seconds video competition.  The judges have reviewed all the submissions and selected three as their top choices: Kill Bill (C-61), Bill C-61's Bizarre Digital Lock Rights, and La Petite View Numerique/The Simple Life […]

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September 15, 2008 4 comments News