Canadian Election Gets Ugly: CBC Sues the Conservative Party Drew Wilson | October 12, 2019 As we head into the final stretch of the Canadian election, things got ugly after the CBC sued the Conservative party for copyright infringement.
Canadian Supreme Court Hands Down a Number of Copyright Decisions Drew Wilson | July 14, 2012 The Supreme court of Canada has been quite busy recently. A number of decisions have been handed down that affects royalties and when creators can collect on such royalties and when the law simply doesn’t apply. There’s quite a lot in these decisions that did benefit consumers.
ZeroPaid Interviews Russell McOrmond 2 – Canadian Bill C-32 (Part 2 of 3) Drew Wilson | August 31, 2010 We are currently in the process of interviewing Russell McOrmond, a well known observer of Canadian copyright and policy consultant. You can read part 1 here.
Canadian Copyright Reform Bill – The Winners and Losers Drew Wilson | July 9, 2010 We have just wrapped up reviewing bill C-32, Canada’s copyright reform bill. Since Canada had a huge public consultation on the matter earlier, we found it to be an interesting idea to go over the submissions and try to determine whether or not Canadians were listened to or not.
A Detailed Look at Bill C-32 – Canada’s Copyright Reform Bill (Part 1) Drew Wilson | June 3, 2010 We’ve been hearing lots about Canada’s new copyright reform bill (Bill C-32) and it’s already caused quite a stir. Since it is so new, very few people have had a chance outside of government to read through the new legislation. So, we here at ZeroPaid hope to help fill that gap by giving the bill …
Another Day, Another Call to Expand Canada’s Fair Dealings Drew Wilson | August 18, 2009 Barry Sookman might not like the idea of expanding Canada’s fair dealings regime, but the increasingly large chorus of calls have been to expand Canada’s fair dealings regime in one way or another. The latest call comes from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS) which seems to coincide the growing trend …
The DOC Supports Expanding Canada’s Fair Dealings Drew Wilson | August 15, 2009 Fair dealings is a very hot topic for debate in Canada. While a select few, namely Barry Sookman, don’t support any expansion on fair dealings, there is a growing chorus of people who support expanding fair dealings in some way. The more recent organization to support an expansion on Fair Dealings is the Documentary Organization …
Telus Voices Opinion on Interoperability Drew Wilson | October 27, 2006 Two months ago, Telus, one of Canada’s largest ISP’s (Internet Service Provider,) made demands that the government should back a tougher “fair use” regime.
Telus Voices Opinion on Copyright Reform Drew Wilson | August 17, 2006 As long as there has been intellectual property, Copyright has always been following close behind. When ‘this internet thing’ came around, it changed the face of the intellectual landscape forever.