MIT Libraries have cancelled access to an online database after the publisher demanded that users download a DRM plugin (hat tip – Open Access News).
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McGill Conference on Music, DRM and the Law
McGill University is holding a great one-day conference on the music industry, DRM, and the law on Friday. I'll be on a panel focused on DRM along with Bruce Lehman, Ann Chaitovitz, and Terry Fisher. Details here.
Mossberg on Copyright
WSJ Columnist Walter Mossberg calls for clearer copyright laws that accounts for consumer interests. Update: A video version with Mossberg's comments.
The Role of the CBC in the 21st Century
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage is currently conducting hearings on the role of the public broadcaster in the 21st century with much of the discussion unsurprisingly focused on new media issues. On Thursday, CBC President Robert Rabinovitch will appear before the committee. If committee members are following recent CBC […]
National Digitization Strategy Enters New Phase
Building on last December's national digitization summit, the Library and Archives Canada has pulled together a Strategy Development Committee and a Strategy Review Panel (I sit on the review panel). Details on the effort here.
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