[CivicAccess-discuss] Copyright Consultation

[olicharb at culturelibre.ca]

Hello from Italy!

The deadline for submission is sept 13th through the consultation website.
I am working on th eposition paper for libraries, I am proposing some
interesting language for open access to gvmt data & documents... I
encourage individuals and representatives from organisations to submit
their own thoughts and position papers to the copyright website....

Cheers,
Olivier
www.culturelibre.ca

On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:14:26 -0400, "Tracey P. Lauriault"
<tlauriau at gmail.com> 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!
> 
> Here are the questions and this is where you go to answer them -
> http://copyright.econsultation.ca/topics-sujets/show-montrer/18
> 
> *Questions*
> 
>    1.
> 
>    How do Canada’s copyright laws affect you? How should existing laws
be
>    modernized?
>    2.
> 
>    Based on Canadian values and interests, how should copyright changes
be
>    made in order to withstand the test of time
>    3.
> 
>    What sorts of copyright changes do you believe would best foster
>    innovation and creativity in Canada?
>    4.
> 
>    What sorts of copyright changes do you believe would best foster
>    competition and investment in Canada?
>    5.
> 
>    What kinds of changes would best position Canada as a leader in the
>    global, digital economy?