Through my larger interest about the commodification of information, I have been following the introduction of new copyright legislation in Canada, Bill C-61. Both traditional and Internet media outlets, academic, and individuals are condemning the legislation as a “Canadian DMCA“. For the best coverage one should follow the blog of Michael Geist from […]

Staincliffe, Paul (2006) The nonsense of copyright in libraries : digital information and the right to copy. In Proceedings LIANZA Conference 2006, Wellington (New Zealand).

Abstract

The notion of copyright is deeply entrenched in the psyche of librarians, who remain one of the few groups who consistently support or uphold it. Given the growth of digital information […]