On 14-Aug-2009, at 13:19 , Andrew Ross wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Following up for those that asked at last night's meeting. The
> following is the link to the open source debate event page:
>
http://www.fosslc.org/drupal/node/407> ...
Thanks, Andrew.
On a related note, the following is an extract from a "call to action"
briefing to the Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences,
by L. Murray. The full briefing is mostly slanted towards researchers
in humanities and social sciences, but the following is applicable to
anybody and may be of specific interest to those interested in
licences, data access issues, and "fair use":
"On July 20th, the Ministers of Industry and Canadian Heritage
announced a public consultation on copyright issues, to continue until
September 13th. They say they intend to introduce new legislation in
the fall.
It is very important that member organizations and institutions submit
a comment in this consultation. The Copyright Committee of CFHSS will
be preparing a Federation‐wide statement over the next month. But it
is imperative that individual scholarly organizations and scholars
participate in this consultation: this is where the Ministers will be
able to put a face to issues that often seem abstract. Why would DRM
impair your work? Why do you need fair dealing? Why would a longer
copyright term be a problem? What other issues and provisions matter
to you, and why? And why is your work important anyway? Aim for a
combination of specific examples of your scholarly practice,
invocation of principles of freedom of expression and access to
intellectual heritage, and statements about specific desired or
problematic provisions. Short is fine."
...
"The government has set up a website, http://
copyright.econsultation.ca/, to which Canadians can send comments on
five questions:
• How do Canada’s copyright laws affect you? How should existing
laws be modernized?
• Based on Canadian values and interests, how should copyright
changes be made in order to
stand the test of time?
• What sorts of copyright changes do you believe would best foster
innovation and creativity in Canada?
• What sorts of copyright changes do you believe would best foster
competition and investment in Canada?
• What kinds of changes would best position Canada as a leader in the
global, digital economy?
These questions may frame your response, but it would be appropriate
too to bend them in the directions that best reflect your concerns."
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