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- Copyright Term Extension Consultation
Here’s the new Background Paper on the Copyright Term Extension under CUSMA . . . http://ic.gc.ca/eic/site/693.nsf/eng/00188.html The “consultation” will run until March 12th. I use quotes because it seems clear from the tone and substance of the paper that the current government thinks term extensi … Read more »
- Submission on Bill 156
On June 8th, I appeared before the Standing Committee on General Government of the Ontario Legislative Assembly to speak in opposition to Bill 156, the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2020. Unfortunately, the hearing was not live-streamed. Here is a an expanded version of my … Read more »
- Hearings on Bill 156 must be open to the public
Click to access trosow-letter-re-bill-156-hearing-june-5-1.pdf
Read more » - Fair-Dealing and Emergency Remote Teaching in Canada
by Samuel Trosow and Lisa Macklem (March 21, 2020) [pdf version – with footnotes] In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, Canadian post-secondary institutions are replacing classroom-based instruction with online teaching for the remainder of the Winter/Spring 2020 semester. Course instructors are s … Read more »
- Ontario Campus Freedom of Expression Policies
Algoma University, “Algoma University Freedom of Expression Policy” Brock University, “Freedom of Expression Policy” Carleton University, “Freedom of Speech Policy” Lakehead University, “Free Expression Policy” Laurentian University, “Policy on the Freedom of Speech Laurentian University McMaster Un … Read more »