The Copy/South Research Group has produced a fascinating dossier on copyright concerns in the developing world that crystallizes many of the concerns in the south and north.
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CRTC Radio Review Needs to Dial In New Frequency
My weekly LawBytes column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) focuses on the CRTC's Commercial Radio Review. I argue that missing from the debate is any real vision about how public policy goals to promote Canadian artists and encourage a diverse, financially successful commercial radio market can be adapted to an […]
The Globe on Copyright Reform
The Globe has article today on copyright reform which notes how the CMCC has shifted the focus of the debate and reports that no bill will be coming until the fall at the earliest.
Hart House Lecture Podcast: Our Own Creative Land
In my Hart House Lecture, Our Own Creative Land: Cultural Monopoly and The Trouble With Copyright, I discussed a number of topics, including the Bulte incident, the opportunities presented by the Internet, the context of the current round of copyright reform. I concluded by sketching out an alternative and forward-looking vision of Canadian copyright law.
The audio is available as part of the Needs No Introduction series on Rabble.ca and a lecture book in PDF form is available for free download.
A video broadcast of the lecture appeared on TVO’s Big Ideas program, but is no longer available online.
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