Sam Trosow points to (and dismantles) the latest CMEC call for an Internet exception to cover "free stuff" on the Internet. The CMEC proposal continues to drive a wedge between education groups and discouragingly burns important political capital on an ill-advised reform that is unnecessary and potentially harmful.
Fair Dealing by Giulia Forsythe (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/dRkXwP
Copyright
Facing Up To Facebook: The Fight For Fair Copyright in Canada
Last week, I had the pleasure of delivering a talk at Osgoode Hall titled Facing Up to Facebook: The Fight for Fair Copyright in Canada. The abstract of the talk was: In December 2007, the Canadian government planned to introduce new copyright legislation that was to have mirrored the U.S. […]
Facing Up To Facebook: The Fight For Fair Copyright in Canada
Last week, I had the pleasure of delivering a talk at Osgoode Hall titled Facing Up to Facebook: The Fight for Fair Copyright in Canada. The abstract of the talk was: In December 2007, the Canadian government planned to introduce new copyright legislation that was to have mirrored the U.S. […]
Toronto Star on Paying for P2P
The Toronto Star reports on a Canadian Music Week panel that speculated on the prospect of paying for P2P.
The Globe Offers A Digital Copyright Scorecard
With Canadian Music Week underway, the Globe covers the copyright issue.
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