Canadian Copyright, OA, and OER: Why the Open Access Road Still Leads Back to Copyright
Reposted from michaelgeist.ca, Link (CC-BY) It is open access week and this year I had the honour of delivering the keynote address…
Canada’s NAFTA IP and E-commerce Priorities: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on International Trade
[Originally posted on michaelgeist.ca, Link (CC-BY)] The House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade has been conducting hearings on the NAFTA…
Global Internet Takedown Orders Come to Canada: Supreme Court Upholds International Removal of Google Search Results
[Reposted from MichaelGeist.ca, Link (CC-BY)] The Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated Google v. Equustek decision today, upholding the…
U.S. Lobby Groups Take Aim At Canadian Copyright Law in NAFTA Comments: No Balance, No Fair Use, & No Cultural Exception
[Reposted from michaelgeist.ca, Link (CC-BY)] The U.S. just completed its consultation on negotiating objectives in the upcoming NAFTA re-negotiations (the Canadian consultation is open…
Why Copyright Law Poses a Barrier to Canada’s Artificial Intelligence Ambitions
[michaelgeist.ca, Link (CC-BY)] The federal government placed a big bet in this year’s budget on Canada becoming a world leader…
Scare Tactics Down Under: The Ongoing Global Effort to Mislead on Canadian Copyright
[Originally posted on MichaelGeist.ca, (CC-BY) Link] Last month, I traveled to Australia and New Zealand as part of a group…
Why Copyright Reform Won’t Solve the Troubles Faced By the Newspaper Industry
[michaelgeist.ca, Link (CC-BY)] Last week, I appeared before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage as part of its study on…
Fictional Claims: Why Kids Are Not Suffering With Canada’s Copyright Fair Dealing Rules
[Reposted from michaelgeist.ca, Link (CC-BY)] In recent weeks, there has been some media coverage claiming that Canadian educational materials are…
Copyright Board Ruling Strikes Fair Balance in Heated Education Fight
[Reposted from michaelgeist.ca, Link (CC-BY)] The role of copyright within the Canadian education system has emerged as a contentious issue…
Fairness Confirmed: Copyright Board Deals Another Blow to Access Copyright
[Posted on michaelgeist.ca, Link (CC-BY)] In the aftermath of the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2012 copyright pentalogy that strongly affirmed…
Official Release of TPP Text Confirms Massive Loss to Canadian Public Domain
[Reposted from michealgeist.ca, Link (CC-BY)] The New Zealand government posted the official Trans Pacific Partnership text today after years secret…
Why U.S. Pressure Is Behind the Stalled Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting Bill
[Reposted from michaelgeist.ca, Link (CC-BY)] Last year, the federal government trumpeted anti-counterfeiting legislation as a key priority. The bill raced…