[CivicAccess-discuss] Copyright Consultation

[Russell McOrmond]

On Wed, 26 Aug 2009, Tracey P. Lauriault wrote:

> Some on the list may want to consider this!  If you do submit, can you share
> with the list?  There are lots of issues related to data, and my guess is
> crown copyright will not disappear any time soon, but there are some work
> arounds such as (http://www.geobase.ca/geobase/en/licence.jsp).   Digital
> Copyright Canada has some resources to help out here -
> http://www.digital-copyright.ca/.  I have contacted them to find out when
> the deadline is!


   There are 3 different parts to the consultation:

a) There are closed door round tables (invitation only, and not 
surprisingly dominated by the folks who have dominated copyright for 
decades) and two town Halls that were open to everyone but either already 
happened (Montreal on July 30) or is full (Toronto on August 27) for 
in-person (online still may be possible).

b) There is a "Slashdot Style" discussion forum set up as comments under 5 
different "topic" based divisions (the ones Tracey mentions).  You can see 
them on the left side of http://copyright.econsultation.ca This will be 
summarized by pollster Nik Nanos as input to the consultation.

c) The most important is the formal written submissions.  You submit by 
sending in email to info at copyrightconsultation.gc.ca .  You can read all 
the submissions posted via 
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/008.nsf/eng/h_00001.html   . These two links 
are provided on the right-side of http://copyright.econsultation.ca


   The consultations will run until Sunday, September 13, 2009, so make 
sure your contributions are submitted before then.

   For the curious, my draft submission is at http://flora.ca/copyright2009 
- Feedback welcome as I haven't submitted yet.  Please grab anything you 
want from my submission towards your own.

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  Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/>
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