Industry Minister Jim Prentice appeared on CBC's Biznet (RAM file) this morning to talk copyright. As Prentice talked about companies who "intellectualize property" and copyright as "a fascinating issue and a fascinating piece of legislation," he did not reveal much about the forthcoming bill. Instead, he relied on the same […]
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Quebec Bloggers on the Canadian DMCA
Greg Sadetsky proposes a great new year's resolution, while Miguel Tremblay laments the lack of Quebec coverage of the issue.
Public Domain Day 2008
Wallace returns with his annual public domain day list, concluding that "it's your past, your cultural heritage, your public domain. Promote it, celebrate it, and use it, or we will lose it."
CBC’s The Hour on the Canadian Copyfight
I recently appeared on CBC’s The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos to discuss the mounting Canadian copyfight in the face of reform that might result in a Canadian DMCA.
The Letters of The Law: The Year in Law and Technology from A to Z
While I was away last week, the Toronto Star published my annual A to Z review of the year in law and technology (Toronto Star version, Tyee version, homepage version). From Access Copyright to Zeke's Gallery, there was rarely a dull moment in 2007.
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