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

CBC’s Search Engine on the Prentice Open House

CBC's Search Engine covers the Prentice open house with interviews and an insider perspective on the event. Update: Cambrian House has a terrific video of the Prentice event.

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December 14, 2007 4 comments News

No Canadian DMCA This Year

The roller coaster that is the Canadian DMCA has taken another turn.  Sometime between yesterday afternoon and this morning, the government decided to hold off.  At 10:00 am this morning, the introduction of new government bills came and went without a new copyright bill.  The Industry Minister's press secretary has […]

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December 13, 2007 35 comments News

No Canadian DMCA This Year

The roller coaster that is the Canadian DMCA has taken another turn.  Sometime between yesterday afternoon and this morning, the government decided to hold off.  At 10:00 am this morning, the introduction of new government bills came and went without a new copyright bill.  The Industry Minister's press secretary has […]

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December 13, 2007 Comments are Disabled Stop CDMCA

Copyright for Canadians

Given the Prentice sellout to the United States, it is entirely appropriate that one of the hubs for the fight against the Canadian DMCA will be Copyright for Canadians.  Created by Online Rights Canada, the site features information and the tools you need to have your voice heard.

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December 13, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Debunking the “Outdated” Copyright Act Myth

CopyrightWatch debunks claims that the Copyright Act is old and outdated, likely to be a regular theme from Canadian DMCA supporters today.  The posting notes that the legislation has been amended 41 times since 1921 (once every two years and two months).  The current Act (not including changes from the […]

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December 13, 2007 Comments are Disabled News