Universities should stop stealing copyright material: Richard C. Owens in the Financial Post
It's frustrating that Canada’s education sector prefers to impoverish Canada and its culture while bloating its own payrolls, writes Richard ...
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Canada should follow Australia’s lead: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Copyright needs to be enforced. Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has argued we should follow Australia’s approach and he is right, ...
The court backs creators, not universities: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
Universities have relied on 'fair dealing' provisions to photocopy mountains of material and distribute them to students, writes Richard Owens. ...
Canadian Copyright Reform Report An Important Milestone, But Not Yet the Final Destination: Hugh Stephens for Inside Policy
Whoever forms the next government will definitely have to take into account the strong pro-copyright recommendations of this bipartisan committee, ...
Amazing! Canada just came up with a brilliant new digital copyright regime — finally: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
The Canadian copyright and intellectual-property scene has too long been smothered and defiled by the negative views of anti-copyright and ...
Norms for Copyright Reform: Barry Sookman for Inside Policy
MLI's Advisory Council member Barry Sookman recently testified at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science, and Technology studies. ...
Copyright and patent provisions in USMCA largely to Canada’s benefit: MLI’s Richard Owens available to comment
OTTAWA, ON (October 2, 2018): The provisions on copyright and patents in the new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement should be seen as ...
Clicktivism is taking over the Canadian copyright debate: Hugh Stephens for Inside Policy
How a supposed grass-roots movement manufactures the impression of huge local groundswells of public opinion against protections for intellectual property. ...
Harmonizing statutory damages will improve Copyright Board: Barry Sookman in The Hill Times
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains and Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly established the Copyright Board consultation to help creators get paid faster. ...
Court ruling on York’s copyright infringements a win for Canadian creators: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
The Federal Court’s recent decision on rampant copyright infringement at York University helps restore some lost balance in Canada’s intellectual property ...
Fix Canada’s copyright law before it puts publishers out of business: Richard Owens in the Post
By not addressing shortcomings in Canada's copyright system, poorly-written laws are threatening the publishing market. As Richard C. Owens argues in ...
How the Heritage ministry can really support Canadian culture: MLI study by Richard Owens
New study explores the many copyright issues facing the Heritage minister, and shows that supporting Canada’s artists, musicians and authors ...
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Canadians are very unhappy with the federal public service—and for good reason: Tim Sargent in The Hub
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Will Justin Trudeau prorogue Parliament in the new year? History shows there’s little political cost to the practice: Dave Snow in The Hub
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Mexican cartels are a direct threat to Canada’s public safety, and the future of North American trade: Gary J. Hale for Inside Policy
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Canada is an energy superpower. It’s time to remind America and act like it: Heather Exner-Pirot in The Hub
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Prison-onset gender dysphoria – a new low for women’s dignity: Mia Hughes and Peter Copeland for Inside Policy
