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Sources Experts & SpokespersonsCanadian Federation of Students (CFS)The Canadian Federation of Students is Canada's largest student organization. Founded over 30 years ago, the Federation unites more than one-half million college and university students in all ten provinces. Canadian Publishers' CouncilA trade association of English-language publishers which represents the domestic and international interests of member companies. Members publish books and other media for general interest fiction/non-fiction, school, po... Internet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library, with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians and scholars to historical collections that exist in... Open Music ArchiveThe Open Music Archive is situated within the current discourse surrounding notions of authorship, ownership and distribution, reanimated by a porting of Free/Libre and Open Source software models to wider creative conte... Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and TechnologyOur expertise is grounded in academic excellence and real-life experience. Recognized nationally and internationally, we're Saskatchewan's primary public institution for skills training and technical education. Through p... World Intellectual Property OrganizationThe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards cr... New ReleasesAs ACTA talks resume, new leak confirms fears about threat to online free expression2010-06-29 Reporters without Borders Reporters Without Borders urges ACTA negotiators not to sacrifice Internet free speech and access to online information to the desire to combat piracy and the counterfeiting of copyrighted works IFJ Calls on Writers to Demand Their Rights from Google2009-10-30 International Federation of Journalists the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on all journalists who have had their books scanned by Google through its Google Book Search to claim their rights to payment. World Copyright Day: Stop Unfair Contracts for Journalists2009-04-26 European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) condemns the widespread use of unfair contracts by media employers that deprive journalists from their authors' rights. Sources Select ResourcesAnti-copyrightSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Authors' rightsSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Commercial Use of Copyleft WorksSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article CopyfraudSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article The use of false claims of copyright to attempt to control works not under one's legal control. CopyleftSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article A play on the word copyright to describe the practice of using copyright law to remove restrictions on distributing copies and modified versions of a work for others and requiring that the same freedo... CopyrightSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article A set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. Copyright in Latin America: New Enforcement Measures Pose Major Threats to Internet Users in Panama and ColombiaRossini, Carolina Article 2012 Electronic Frontier Foundation After years of being one of the most progressive regions in the world in terms of balanced copyright policy, Latin America is unfortunately sliding into copyright maximalism, enacting increasingly res... The Copyright PoliceFirst They Came for the Hip Hop Sites ... D, Davey Article 2010 CounterPunch Understand this: the seizure of websites without due process, corporate interests lobbying and then writing laws that allow them to be the police and t personally enforce, the battle over net neutrali... Creative Commons LicensesSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Database RightSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Facebook forces Instagram users to allow it to sell their uploaded photosArthur, Charles Article 2012 Guardian Move means pictures could be used in advertising, with all payments going to social media giant. IFJ Calls on Writers to Demand Their Rights from GoogleSources News Release Article 2009 International Federation of Journalists the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on all journalists who have had their books scanned by Google through its Google Book Search to claim their rights to payment. Moral rights (Copyright Law)Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Moral rights are rights of creators of copyrighted works generally recognized in civil law jurisdictions and, to a lesser extent, in some common law jurisdictions. They include the right of attributio... Orphan WorksSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article The Oxford Guide to Library Research - ReviewArticle 1998 An excellent guide to doing research, explaining research methods and strategies and their strengths and weaknesses of. See review in Sources Select Resources. Public DomainSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Related RightsSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article Share-alikeSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article A descriptive term used in the Creative Commons project for copyright licenses which include certain copyleft provisions. Sweat of the BrowSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article World Copyright Day: Stop Unfair Contracts for JournalistsSources News Release Article 2009 European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) condemns the widespread use of unfair contracts by media employers that deprive journalists from their authors' rights. Sources BookshelfCopyright's ParadoxNetanel, Neil Weinstock Book 2008 Explores the tensions between copyright law and free speech concerns, revealing how copyright laws can impose unacceptable burdens on speech. The Cultural Industries in CanadaProblems, Policies and Prospects Dorland, Michael (ed.) Book 1996 Dorland discusses policy problems specific to the Canadian cultural industries that produce cultural commodities, such as books, films and television programs. Terms of UseNegotiating the Jungle of the Intellectual Commons Wirten, Eva Hemmungs Book 2008 Concentrates on the conceptual foundations of the public domain and inspires readers by providing an original and innovative approach to the understanding of the public domain and its origins. Government Ministries & AgenciesCanadian Intellectual Property OfficeAdministers Canada's intellectual property systems (patents, trade-marks, copyrights, industrial des... Copyright Board CanadaEconomic regulatory body empowered to establish, the royalties to be paid for the use of copyrighted... Industry CanadaIndustry Canada's mission is to foster a growing, competitive, and innovative knowledge-based Canadi... |
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