| From Discussion of Workshop: Maureen Baron mentioned the initiatives of Michael Geist (professor of law at U. of Ottawa and digital rights activist). She urged educators to take action because it seems that the government is finally starting to listen to educators and consumers about the pressing need for changes in the Copyright Act. For more information, follow Michael Geist's blog and join the Facebook group: Fair Copyright for Canada. Lessig on Media and Government Reform - presentation in early June 2008 “A literate citizenship cannot be created if the people who control images don’t allow them to be used,....We need to balance copyright ownership with other considerations, such as the democratic exchange of ideas and a healthy democracy.” (from "The Cost of Copyright Confusion")  The Cost of Copyright ConfusionRenee Hobbs (Media Education Lab, Temple University) Peter Jaszi, (Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property in the American University Washington College of Law) Larry Lessig : How Creativity is Being Strangled by the LawReview of Canadian Copyright historyReview of what is permissibleShifting Sands of CopyrightResources for Copyright Free materialCreative Commons |