Must Reads

• Jim Prentice's Stampede Breakfast

  Several groups are pulling together plans to attend Industry Minister Jim Prentice's Stampede Breakfast this Saturday (1, 2, 3).  If you're in Calgary, bring along a donation for the Children's Cottage Society and make your voice heard. Jul.02/08Comments (4)

• UK Government Launches Data Mashup Contest

  The BBC reports that the UK Government is making gigabytes of government data freely available as it encourages the public to develop innovative mashups with the information.  There is a prize fund for the best ideas for using data such as mapping information, medical data, and neighbourhood statistics.
  Jul.02/08Comments (1)

• Doctorow Calls for Corporate Three Strikes and You're Out Policy

  Cory Doctorow calls for a three strikes and you're out policy for any company that sends out three erroneous copyright notices. Jul.02/08Comments (3)

• IMSLP Back Online

  The International Music Score Library Project, which attracted considerable attention last year over access to public domain works, is back up and online.  The site includes the founder's open letter and a look at the applicable public domain rules. Jul.01/08Comments (0)

• NSERC Moving Toward Open Access

  Heather Morrison reports that NSERC, one of the three major federal granting councils, is likely to adopt open access requirements by March 2009. Jul.01/08Comments (0)

• An ACTRA Member Speaks Out on C-61

  An absolute must-read post on C-61 from Jason Chesworth, an ACTRA member who laments "how can ACTRA continue to bash our collective heads against the brick wall of government (censorship, arts funding) and keep coming up empty-handed, AND THEN - hand copyright and intellectual property control over to the very people that don't want to pay us anything for our work."

  Chesworth follows up that post with a total takedown of the ACTRA "myths and facts" document. 

  Jun.30/08Comments (1)

• Fair Copyright Montreal Wiki

  The Montreal chapter of Fair Copyright for Canada has launched a terrific wiki to assist with the fight against C-61. Jun.29/08Comments (1)

• RIAA Demands for ACTA

  KEI posts the RIAA's demands for ACTA as submitted to the USTR earlier this year.
  Jun.29/08Comments (7)

• Canadian DMCA Letter Writing Campaigns

  There has been lots of attention paid to the huge growth of the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group (now over 81,000 members), but it is worth noting how many people have taken the time to write the government and their MPs over the past two weeks.  The Copyright for Canadians letter writing tool has been used over 9,000 times, while the Canadian Coalition for Electronic Rights has sent over 20,000 letters and now offers its letter wizard in both English and French.
  Jun.26/08Comments (1)

• Copyright Bill is Plain Wrong

  So says The Coast, based in Halifax. Jun.26/08Comments (1)