Search Results by tag: copyright

Op-ed: Extending copyright to The Diary of Anne Frank is wrong

On Nov. 27, Quill & Quire published an op-ed by John Degen, executive director of the Writers’ Union of Canada, in support of extending the copyright term of The Diary of Anne Frank by naming ... Read More »

December 7, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

Op-ed: John Degen on copyright and the authorship of Anne Frank

By John Degen

Recently, The New York Times published a short article detailing what really should be a non-story: an additional time-limited term of copyright protection for The Diary of Anne Frank (known in some editions as The ... Read More »

November 27, 2015 | Filed under: Book news

UBC responds to complaints over fair dealing

By Stuart Woods

The University of British Columbia has responded to complaints from The Writers' Union of Canada that the university is failing to compensate writers and publishers for the use of their works in photocopied course packs. ... Read More »

September 17, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

TWUC protests UBC’s claim of cost reductions in student course packs

By Steven W. Beattie

The Writers' Union of Canada has issued a blistering riposte to the University of British Columbia, resulting from the latter's claim that the cost of student course packs has been reduced by up to 33 ... Read More »

September 13, 2013 | Filed under: Writing life

Book links roundup: is U.S. publishing born from piracy, visually impaired Canadians address copyright committee, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Is the U.S. publishing industry built on piracy? Visually impaired Canadians address accessibility of print materials at Bill C-11 hearings Stephen Colbert rants about The Lorax's many product tie-ins Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson writes a ... Read More »

February 28, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Publishing at the polls: federal parties respond to arts and culture questions

By Sue Carter

The Canadian Conference of the Arts sent leaders of the five federal parties a series of questions pertaining to arts and culture, and have posted the responses on its website. All of the parties responded, ... Read More »

April 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Publishing at the polls: Arts and culture platforms

By Sue Carter

Tonight is the first televised leadership debate of the federal election. It's unlikely arts and culture will be mentioned, so here's a primer on how all parties (including the Green Party) stand on issues that ... Read More »

April 12, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Publishing at the polls: Copyright reform

By Sue Carter

As Canadians head to the polls on May 2, Q&Q looks at key federal policies affecting the publishing industry. Stay tuned for upcoming features on federal funding, mass digitization, and foreign-ownership regulations. After nearly a ... Read More »

April 7, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Libraries, Opinion

Book biz round-up: Canada’s poor copyright rep, and more

By Natalie Samson

Canada lands on the International Intellectual Property Alliance's priority watch list as "haven" for international piracy organizations All-nighter term papers just got a lot trickier: design flaw at University of Calgary's new state-of-the-art library leaves ... Read More »

March 10, 2011 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

New media “unconference” in Toronto this weekend

By Natalie Samson

It can be a little tricky staying on top of the latest in new and social media these days. A few hours at PodCamp Toronto this weekend could be time well-spent in figuring out how ... Read More »

February 24, 2011 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

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