Heritage Committee starts hearings on copyright

So, it's been twenty days since I last posted here. Sorry about the delay; combination of schoolwork and work on my submission to the Heritage Committee. I sent it in on the deadline (the 17th) and have heard nothing since. Unfortunately, I think that means they aren't planning to call me as a witness, at least not at this stage. Recent postings from Philippa Lawson to the Digital Copyright Canada mailing list (16 October, 24 October) suggest that they aren't really calling any public-interest kinds of witnesses at this stage, and that's unfortunate; but we can still hope that they'll call me, or at least some people representing positions similar to mine, in the more detailed hearings next year.

Anyway, the main link for this entry is to the announcement for the committee meeting on 29 October, when they'll have testimony from representatives of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency, the Canadian Publisher's Council, and the Canadian Teachers' Federation. This meeting will not be televised, but it may be possible for memebrs of the public to attend in person. I'll cover future meeting announcements, and the evidence from the meetings, as they come up. I'll also be posting my submission, probably later today.

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Heritage Committee starts hearings on copyright

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