Abstract: On 20 June 2005 the Federal Government of Canada unveiled Bill C-60, An Act to Amend the
Copyright Act, ostensibly necessary to modernize copyright for the digital age. The discourse that
preceded the tabling of this bill showed a clear bias to extend the depth and breadth of copyright,
at the expense of the public’s right to access creative endeavour. In this paper I examine the issue
of educational licensing of the Internet. A contentious matter, it was removed from Bill C-60 but
appears poised* to return. As Canada sits at the policy crossroads, it would be prudent to draw
attention to the environment of the proposal at its inception, rather than be critical after
implementation.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/16/2006 10:44:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
