Michael Geist

Oh the Misinformation that is Canadian Copyright

Support Fair Copyright in CanadaA recent blog post on the Digital Copyright Canada Website pointed to another blog post on the creatorscopyright.ca website which suggests that Canadian Lawyer, and educator, Michael Geist is to blame for Hockey Night in Canada, failing to come to an agreement with the creator of their theme song.

There are a few things that bug me about this blog post, which I wish to share with the world...

Canadian Copyright Debate - Or Lack Thereof

Anyone who follows main stream media on a regular basis, probably has heard about the upcoming changes to Copyright legislation in this country.

For those who have not, the long and the short of it is that Canada has been preparing to update it's copyright legislation for many years under a few different governments. The recent string of news stories, have been brought about because the bill was supposed to be tabled this year, was put on hold, was added to the order paper in the House of Commons, and then put on hold again.

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