Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 14, 2007 as Let's Scrap Outmoded System of Permission Earlier this year, Nancy Pelosi, the United States Speaker of the House, found herself embroiled in a copyright controversy arising from the posting of a Congressional hearing video on her website. While there was […]
Fair Dealing by Giulia Forsythe (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/dRkXwP
Copyright
Canadian Heritage Says Copyright Reform is Coming
The CBC is reporting that the Canadian Heritage 2007-08 Plans and Priorities commits to copyright reform. Indeed, the document indicates that "the Department in coordination with Industry Canada, is preparing to amend the Copyright Act in order to allow Canada to implement the provisions of the two most recent World […]
The Globe on Camcording
Others have noted the Globe and Mail's one-sided coverage of the camcording story, however, there is one paragraph in today's story that requires an additional comment. In its front page story, the Globe reports: Canada – particularly Montreal – is known as one of the world's worst offenders for piracy, […]
OECD Finds Global Counterfeiting Costs Far Lower Than Claimed
I referenced this report in my posting on Warner Bros., but it merits specific mention as a must-read. The Financial Times reports that the OECD is about to release a report on the impact of global counterfeiting and piracy. It places the impact at $200 billion annually, a far cry […]
Warner’s Summer Blockbuster
The summer movie blockbuster season is upon us – Spiderman 3 opening last weekend – and today Warner Bros unveiled the lobbying equivalent of the blockbuster. In an effort to attract even more attention to the claims regarding movie camcording and piracy, Warner Bros. has announced that it is cancelling […]
Recent Posts
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 232: What Will Canadian Digital Policy Look Like Under the New Liberal Carney Government? 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 231: Sara Bannerman on How Canadian Political Parties Maximize Voter Data Collection and Minimize Privacy Safeguards 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 230: Aengus Bridgman on the 2025 Federal Election, Social Media Platforms, and Misinformation 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 229: My Digital Access Day Keynote – Assessing the Canadian Digital Policy Record 
Queen’s University Trustees Reject Divestment Efforts Emphasizing the Importance of Institutional Neutrality
