From: "Hansen, Dave" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:31:59 +0000 I don't mean to derail the conversation or to besmirch Access Copyright, but Ariel Katz has a very revealing post blog post, here, http://arielkatz.org/archives/1347, about Access Copyright's role in the Canadian copyright law revision. He starts " Two issues, fair dealing and digital locks, have attracted most of the attention in the debates about Bill C-11. Little or no attention has been given to a few provisions in the Bill, especially the proposed subsections 30.02(6), (7) and (8), which are buried within a highly obscure and technical part of the Bill. These provisions constitute one of the greatest and boldest copyright grabs in Canadian copyright history. So this post is dedicated to this copyright grab and the organization behind it. It is about a corporation whose business model is based on encouraging a large scale unauthorized use of copyrighted materials, without getting the copyright owners' permission. No, this post is not about Napster R.I.P., or Megaupload. This post is about Access Copyright. Yes, you read it correctly. Access Copyright, the organization that would let anyone believes is the strongest protector of copyright and authors' rights, is the main beneficiary of the proposed digital copyright grab." Dave Hansen > -----Original Message----- > From: Sally Morris <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:49:17 +0100 > > Forgive me if I'm missing something, but exactly what is wrong with defending > the legitimate copyrights of publishers and their authors? > > Sally > > Sally Morris > Email: [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Heather Morrison <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:16:04 -0700 > > Further to the bizarre developments in Canada with Access Copyright, note that > Access Copyright describes itself as a global organization, as a member of the > International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations. [SNIP]