Appeared in the Hill Times on January 21, 2008 as Fair Copyright Provides Prentice With Reform Roadmap With the continued interest in Canadian copyright reform – the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group has grown to over 38,000 members and the local chapters across the country are gaining significant momentum […]
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Privacy Commissioner Warns Against Copyright Reform’s Threat to Privacy
Appeared in the Toronto Star on January 21, 2008 as Copyright Reform a Potential Threat to Privacy As Canada's top privacy watchdog, Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart regularly appears before House of Commons committee hearings to identify the privacy implications of government bills. Late last week, Stoddart went one […]
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Warns Against Weakening Privacy Through Canadian DMCA
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart has issued a public letter to Industry Minister Jim Prentice and Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner warning against copyright reforms that "could have a negative impact on the privacy rights of Canadians." The letter focuses on the anti-circumvention provisions, which Stoddart notes would weaken […]
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Warns Against Weakening Privacy Through Canadian DMCA
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart has issued a public letter to Industry Minister Jim Prentice and Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner warning against copyright reforms that "could have a negative impact on the privacy rights of Canadians." The letter focuses on the anti-circumvention provisions, which Stoddart notes would weaken […]
Access Copyright Updates Public Domain Registry Plans
Access Copyright has posted an update on its efforts to establish a public domain registry in conjunction with Creative Commons and the Wikimedia Foundation. It reports that it provided information on 300,000 works in September 2007 which has been entered into the registry database. A registry of searchable Canadian works, […]
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