[CivicAccess-discuss] Copyright Consultation / Consultations sur le droit d'auteur

[Rob Tiessen]

My take on the reason why the government is having the copyright 
consultation is the huge negative publicity that they received over Bill 
C-61.  This is an issue which could effect their electablility.  They 
don't feel the heat from those other issues in the same way. 

Given that one of the issues in the Copyright Consultation is crown 
copyright, I think there is significant room for members of this 
discussion list to push the Federal Gvoernment to relinquish crown 
copyright. 



Rob Tiessen
Head, Access Services 
University of Calgary Library
tiessen at ucalgary.ca
403-220-6043



Tracey P. Lauriault wrote:
> Copyright Consultation / Consultations sur le droit d'auteur
> (July 20 until September 13, 2009)
> http://copyright.econsultation.ca/
>
> Funny that we never have such consultations on issues like
> homelessness, poverty, women, other social policy issues, humanities
> research funding going business, the dismantling of Canada's
> scientific institutions, archiving, and so on.  I wonder whom the
> "New" government is trying to mobilize for the next election.
>
> Do not get me wrong, I think this is great, and I think those who can
> should participate and contribute to this, but lets be critical about
> what is not being discussed, lets not get all excited about the
> feigning of participatory democracy by this government with this one
> and only consultation, and lets think why this is being discussed and
> whose interests are being served and whose issues are silent.
>
> Cheers
> Tracey
>