Monthly Archives: September 2009

Copyright Consultation Submission

I submitted the following to the Canadian Copyright Consultation, a little hastily as midnight approached on the initial deadline. It’s built off the same notes I used to speak from at the townhall.

Copyright matters to me for a variety of reasons. I’m a musician, writer and programming. I was recently a student at the …

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    Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Declares Internet Hate Speech Law Unconstitutional

    This post originally appeared on Techdirt.

    The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has refused to enforce a controversial internet hate speech law, claiming that it’s unconstitutional. The tribunal adjudicator, Athanasios Hadjis, expressed worry back in March about the “chilling effects” that Section 13 of the Canada Human Rights Act would have on the internet. In his …

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      GSoC 2009 Wrap Up: Creative Commons Drupal Module

      This post originally appeared on the CC Labs Blog

      This past year was my last at the University of Toronto, making this summer my last chance to participate in the Google Summer of Code. I searched hard for a project and mentor organization that would suit my interests, and when I noticed that the Creative …

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        Toronto Copyright Townhall: Canadian Record Industry Mobilizes In Panic, Everyone Loses Out

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        Last Thursday, I attended the Canadian Copyright Consultation Toronto Town Hall (video). Despite the stated intention of soliciting a “breadth of perspectives,” the record industry dominated the event. Michael Geist described it as the “Toronto Music Industry Town Hall” and a local publication called it the “town hall that …

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