Posts Tagged ‘consultation’

Industry Minister Tony Clement has launched a national digital economy strategy consultation.  There is a consultation paper, online forum, and roundtables planned.  The deadline for comments is July 9, 2010.  Copyright merits a specific section on the consultation website, with a reference to the 2009 consultation.  The consultation document includes a several paragraphs on copyright, with a heavy emphasis on compensation ... Full story

The copyright consultation concluded last fall and it seems worth reminding Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore and Industry Minister Tony Clement what Canadians had to say when they asked for their opinion on copyright reform.  It has taken some time to calculate the final numbers as the government conducted a review to ensure that all were properly posted. There were ultimately more than 8,300 submissions ... Full story

The Department of Foreign Affairs has launched a public consultation on encryption controls. Comments are due by April 30, 2010. Full story

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched a public consultation on emerging technologies, including online tracking, profiling and targeting of consumers by business.  The deadline for written submissions is March 15th. Full story

The Canadian Press reports on a new CRTC online consultation site on the fee-for-carriage issue.  The online consultation runs until December 21st. Full story

The audio version of the Gatineau copyright roundtable has posted online providing a chance to hear from CRIA, Access Copyright, PIAC, CAUT, AUCC, Laura Murray, Quebecor, Jeremy deBeer, and me (among others). Full story

Frances Munn provides the latest update on the copyright consultation discussion forum.  The discussion continues to focus primarily on consumer concerns associated with copyright law. Copyright and You How do Canada’s copyright laws affect you? How should existing laws be modernized?   Friday, July 24, 2009 (373 responses) ... Full story

The 2009 Copyright consultation has already attracted considerable interest with hundreds of comments posted on official discussion forum, two roundtables, and several hundred followers of the official consultation Twitter feed.  Yesterday I posted my short answer to the consultation and starting tomorrow I plan to begin a lengthy blog series that discusses key issues in greater detail. To help ... Full story

I will have news on a new copyright consultation website that I'm launching shortly, but I wanted to post my short response to the just-launched copyright consultation.  The consultation asks five broad questions, each of which could lead to lengthy answers that mine the depths of Canadian copyright law.  I plan to post longer responses to the consultation that expands on the issues raised ... Full story

The Canadian copyright consultation has launched with a site that offers Canadians several ways to ensure that their voices are heard.  As expected, there is a direct submission process, an online discussion forum, and a calendar that includes information on roundtables (by invitation only) and public town halls (the public can register for the town halls to be held in Montreal and Toronto).  The ... Full story